[Tutor] Creation of function

[Guillaume RAIMONDEAU]

Thanx I'm waiting the 2d edition of the book (so that i could read it in Am=
erican and not in french:)
As far as M.Gauld course i'm translating it so ...that's well:))
Thanx


> Message du 16/06/03 12:02
> De : Magnus Lyck=E5 <magnus@thinkware.se>
> A : debutant@linux-mandrake.com, tutor@python.org
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> Objet : Re: [Tutor] Creation of function
> At 09:00 2003-06-16 +0200, Guillaume wrote:
> >Hi,
> >Is it possible to create whatever
> >functions I want (thanx to def)
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> Yes.
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> >or are there a limited library of functions?
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> You can create whatever function you want as long as you only
> want reasonable things. :)
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> There are a number of predefined functions; some that are
> always available (unless you hide them by giving something
> else their names), and more in standard or third party
> modules that you can access by using the import statement.
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> Besides that, you can certainly create your own functions.
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> It's usually better to use a predefined function if there is
> one that fits the bill, but as a Python programmer, you will
> often define new functions.
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> I think most Python tutorials will show this, and I believe
> you have said that you were reading Lutz & Ascher's "Learning
> Python". Chapter 4 is all about functions.
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> Lutz and Ascher assume some prior programming experience though.
> If this is all new to you, Alan Gauld's book and his web site
> might be a better choice.
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