【coursera 学习笔记】An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python--week1

第一周 教学大纲

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Functions — Functions  函数

• Functions are reusable pieces of programs that take an input and produce an output.（定义）
• A function definition is a compound statement consisting of a header and a body.（组成）
• The header includes the keyword def, a sequence of parameters enclosed by parentheses, followed by a colon :.

• def  function_name():
             body
             return
  # computes the area of a triangle
  def triangle_area(base, height):     # header - ends in colon
      area = (1.0 / 2) * base * height # body - all of body is indented
      return area                      # body - return outputs value
  

  
  
  
• The body consists of a sequence of statements, all indented by 4 spaces.（缩进一般为4，注意同一逻辑层的缩进一致）
• Functions may return a value using the keyword return or have a side effect (e.g., print).
• To evaluate a function call, replace the function's parameters in the body of the function by their associated values in the call and execute the body of the function.
• Lecture examples - Functions
• More examples - Stucture of Functions, Uses of Functions, Scope of Variables, Examples of Functions

Indentation — Functions（缩进）

• Indentation consists of whitespace formed by blanks, tabs, and newlines.
• Leading white space indicates indentation level (4 spaces per