Can someone explain 'def' to me, how it works. Ty.

Question

I do not really know how to use deff, and when, i would like somebody to write some good detailed example of 'def'.

Ryan S · Answer

Hi Mato,
The "def" keyword is used to define a function. It let's the Python interpreter know that the code that immediately follows "def" will be the name of a function that you want to define.
All code that is indented under the "def" statement will be part of that function
For example, here are two functions that are defined using the "def" keyword:
```python
def my_function(argument1, argument2):
    print(argument1)
    print(argument2)
def new_function():
    print("This is a new function")
```
Other languages will have different keywords to define functions, but will work in a similar way. The syntax may be different but the principle is the same.
In JavaScript, for example, you'd use the word "function" instead of "def":
javascript
function myFunction() {
    alert("This is a function");
}

Hopefully this clears things up.

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Mato Vidovic

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Can someone explain 'def' to me, how it works. Ty.

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Ryan S

Ryan S