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Python videos | Python Part 12a - Functions

Posted by Andy Brown on 25 October 2021

Python Part 12a - Functions

Instead of writing your code in a single long file you can (and should) call separate functions to handle discrete tasks. In addition to all the modules supplied by third parties, this tutorial shows you how to create your own libraries of useful functions.

See our full range of Python training resources, or test your knowledge of Python with one of our Python skills assessment tests.

This video has the following accompanying files:

File name	Type	Description
Action.csv	CSV file	CSV file of action films
Animation.csv	CSV file	CSV file of animation films
Comedy.csv	CSV file	CSV file of comedy films
Musical.csv	CSV file	CSV file of musicals films
Science fiction.csv	CSV file	CSV file of science fiction films
Get duration function.py	Python code	Get film duration in human readable format
Read CSV file.py	Python code	Read in a CSV file of films
Get film age.py	Python code	Get the age of a film
WOL_functions.py	Python code	Module containing all functions written
Complete example.py	Python code	Bringing all other functions together
Doc strings.py	Python code	Example of document strings

Click to download a zipped copy of the above files.

After watching this video, you may like to test your understanding by doing one or more of the following exercises:

Exercise	Level
Define a function to print out text with the correct length of underlining	Easy
Create functions to parse a quotation into a list of words and get some statistics about them	Standard
Write 3 functions to complete a system to extract countries from any given CSV file	Hard

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From:	Costas
When:	21 Mar 22 at 14:08

Hi,

What is the difference between the function syntax used in the video:

def FunctionName(Parameter: DataType) -> ReturnDataType:

return [expression]

and the "usual" syntax:

def FunctionName(Parameter):

return [expression]

Is it just a more detailed coding syntax for clarity purpuses or there are other reasons/benefits that make it preferable for someone to use it?

Thanks

From:	Andy B
When:	21 Mar 22 at 15:34

The main difference is that when you type in Parameter., VS Code will know that the parameter should hold a string/int/float/whatever, and come up with the appropriate methods specific to this data type. But this is a pretty big advantage.

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