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

Posted by Benjamin Hsu
Benjamin Hsu
270 Points

Having issues on challenge task 1 of 2 with functions

trying to write function that should receive one argument Name. Function should return one value which is the string 'hello' followed by value of name parameter.

def hello_student(name): val=name return val print ('hello_val')

Getting error saying output is not correct

creating_functions.py 
def hello_student(name):
    val=name
    return val
print ('hello_val')

1 Answer

Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
7,693 Points
Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
7,693 Points

Hi Benjamin,

The first task is asking us to return the value Hello [name that was passed]. You are very close in your function:

def hello_student(name):
   return "Hello " + name

The function above returns the string "Hello " plus we concatenate the name that was passed through the function. Note: Note the space after the Hello within the string.

The second task asks us to assign the return value of the function to a variable called hello, not print it out. So we want to initialize a variable then call our function.

def hello_student(name):
    return "Hello " + name

hello = hello_student("Benjamin")