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Python Functions, Packing, and Unpacking Getting Info In and Out of Functions Functions with Arguments and Returns

noel acio
noel acio
1,470 Points
Posted by noel acio
noel acio
1,470 Points

name:error val is not defined,

I am getting a name:error val is not defined, what am i doing wrong?

creating_functions.py 
def hello_student(name):
   return ("Hello "+ val )

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

The parameter was declared as "name", so use "name" instead of "val".

Also, they don't hurt but the parentheses are not needed in the "return" statement.