Function definition and syntax in Python - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define a function named greet.

Python

def [1]():
    print("Hello!")

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Agreet

Bhello

Csay_hello

Dprint_greet

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a different function name than 'greet'.

Forgetting the parentheses after the function name.

The function name should be greet as specified.

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medium

Complete the code to define a function that takes one parameter named name.

Python

def greet([1]):
    print(f"Hello, {name}!")

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Aperson

Binput

Cuser

Dname

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a different parameter name than 'name'.

Forgetting to include the parameter in parentheses.

The parameter should be named name to match the print statement.

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hard

Fix the error in the function definition by completing the code.

Python

def add_numbers(a, b[1]:
    return a + b

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A,

B:

C)

D]

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a colon instead of a closing parenthesis.

Leaving the parentheses unclosed.

The function parameters must be enclosed in parentheses. The missing closing parenthesis ) fixes the syntax error.

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hard

Fill both blanks to define a function named multiply that returns the product of two parameters x and y.

Python

def [1]([2], y):
    return x * y

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Amultiply

Bx

Cproduct

Dz

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a different function name than 'multiply'.

Using a parameter name that does not match the return statement.

The function name should be multiply and the first parameter should be x to match the return statement.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to define a function named is_even that returns True if a number n is even, otherwise False.

Python

def [1]([2]):
    if n [3] 2 == 0:
        return True
    else:
        return False

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Ais_even

Bn

C%

D==

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using the wrong operator instead of modulo.

Using a different parameter name than 'n'.

Using a different function name.

The function name is is_even, the parameter is n, and the modulo operator % checks if the number is divisible by 2.