Parameters and arguments in Python - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

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

Python

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

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Amessage

Buser

Cname

Dgreeting

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a different parameter name than the one used inside the function.

Forgetting to put a parameter inside the parentheses.

The function parameter should be named name to match the usage inside the function.

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medium

Complete the code to call the function greet with the argument 'Alice'.

Python

greet([1])

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A"Alice"

BAlice

Cname

D'name'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Passing the argument without quotes, which causes a NameError.

Passing the parameter name instead of the actual argument.

When calling a function with a string argument, the string must be in quotes. Here, "Alice" is correct.

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hard

Fix the error in the function definition by completing the parameter list correctly.

Python

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

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Aa b

Ba, b

Ca; b

Da+b

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using spaces or other symbols instead of commas between parameters.

Writing parameters without any separator.

Function parameters must be separated by commas. So a, b is correct.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a function that returns the product of two numbers x and y.

Python

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

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Ax

By

Ca

Db

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different parameter names than those used in the return statement.

Mixing up the order of parameters.

The function parameters should be x and y to match the return statement.

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hard

Complete the code to create a function that returns a dictionary with keys as uppercase names and values as ages greater than 18.

Python

def filter_adults(data):
    return {name.upper(): age for name, age in data.items() if age [1] 18}

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A{

B>

C<

D[

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using square brackets instead of curly braces for dictionary comprehension.

Using the wrong comparison operator in the condition.

The function returns a dictionary comprehension, so it starts with {. The condition checks if age is greater than 18, so > is correct.