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catherine paris
2,705 PointsFunction definition
The code challenge referred to print() as a function. But I thought functions had to look like: def codeChallenge (): print("blah") and then be called later on????
So how is print() a function???
2 Answers
Christian Mangeng
15,970 PointsHi Catherine,
what you mean is the syntax with which functions are defined in Python. You define a function with
def function():
, but you call it with function(). In this sense, print() is no different, as you do not define it again but call it.
Christian Mangeng
15,970 PointsYes exactly
catherine paris
2,705 PointsThank you so much
catherine paris
2,705 Pointscatherine paris
2,705 Pointsok so print is a function that already exists in Python therefore it doesn't need to be defined. All the user has to do is call it in order to use it. Is explanation correct???