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Python Practice Creating and Using Functions in Python Practice Functions Welcome

I wasn't able to get the solution for the challenge

What does it mean by defining a single parameter can someone post their code

4 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

This question is linked to a video instead of a challenge, but here's a generic example of a function defined to take a single parameter:

def add_six(val):
    return val + 6;

In this case, "val" is the single parameter.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Those {} characters are normally called "braces" or "curly braces", and they mark the beginning and end of a function's code body in JavaScript. But I see now that your question relates to Python so I changed the example.

Does the question give the single parmeter?

What do the squiggly brackets do

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Sorry, that was a JavaScript example, I revised it and added a comment to my answer.

I was reffering to the thats odd challenge

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

OK, so the structure will be similar to my example but the expression that the function returns will be different.