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Kevin Martinez
7,711 PointsIs there anything wrong or bad practice about the way i answered this?
Hi! So I wrote my code a bit different than the answer:
def two_plus_two():
val = 2 + 2
return val
sum = two_plus_two()
print(sum * 2)
```python
It was still able to print out 8. Is there anything wrong or bad practice about the way I thought about? Just curious, thanks!
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsThere's rarely only one "right way" to program a solution. Since you didn't provide a link to the original material, I can't evaluate your code in reference to the stated requirements — but clearly the first function does return the result of adding two to itself as the name implies. But it could be more concise by skipping the creation of the variable:
def two_plus_two():
return 2 + 2
Asher Orr
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 9,409 PointsHi Kevin Martinez! As I read your script, I thought you could use parameters to make it more "Pythonic" - that is, concise and easy to understand.
def two_plus_two(num1, num2):
val = (num1 + num2) * 2
print(val)
I hope this helps!
Kevin Martinez
7,711 Pointssorry for not referencing the original material, I used the community link under beginning python so i figured it would auto-associate to the lesson i was on. Thanks for the answer!