Positional arguments in Python - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to call the function with two positional arguments.

Python

def greet(name, age):
    print(f"Hello {name}, you are {age} years old.")

greet([1])

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A"Alice", 30

B"Bob", 25

C"Charlie", 20

D"Diana", 22

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Passing only one argument.

Forgetting the comma between arguments.

Using keyword arguments instead of positional.

The function greet requires two positional arguments: name and age. Passing "Bob", 25 correctly provides both.

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medium

Complete the function call to print the sum of two numbers using positional arguments.

Python

def add(a, b):
    return a + b

result = add([1])
print(result)

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A5, 7

B5

Ca, b

D5 + 7

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Passing only one argument.

Passing an expression instead of two separate arguments.

Using variable names not defined.

The add function requires two positional arguments. Passing 5, 7 correctly calls the function.

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hard

Fix the error in the function call by completing the positional arguments.

Python

def multiply(x, y):
    return x * y

result = multiply([1])
print(result)

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A4, 5

B4

Cx, y

D4 * 5

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Passing only one argument causes a TypeError.

Passing an expression instead of two arguments.

Using undefined variable names.

The multiply function needs two positional arguments. Passing 4, 5 fixes the error.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a function call with three positional arguments.

Python

def describe_pet(name, animal_type, age):
    print(f"{name} is a {age} year old {animal_type}.")

describe_pet([1], [2], 5)

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A"Buddy"

B"cat"

C"dog"

D"Max"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping the order of name and animal type.

Using numbers instead of strings for name or animal type.

Missing quotes around string arguments.

The function call needs the pet's name and animal type as the first two positional arguments. "Buddy" and "dog" fit correctly.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to call the function with correct positional arguments.

Python

def book_info(title, author, year):
    print(f"{title} by {author}, published in {year}.")

book_info([1], [2], [3])

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A"1984"

B"George Orwell"

C1949

D"Animal Farm"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up the order of arguments.

Using quotes around the year (should be a number).

Passing only two arguments instead of three.

The function requires title, author, and year as positional arguments. "1984", "George Orwell", and 1949 are correct.