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Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob)

From Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob)
Date 2015-09-25 20:08 -0400
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On 9/25/2015 2:50 PM, Cody Cox wrote:
> Awesome guys! Thank you for helping me understand this material.
> Parameters and Arguments are tricky. Looks like its mainly a game of
> connect the dots with variables. lol.

If you stick with the convention that parameters are names in the header 
of a function definition, arguments are objects in a function call, and 
calls bind parameter names to argements (or sometimes collected 
arguments), then it is not so tricky.  But also remember that not 
everyone follows this convention, or even any consistent usage.

To reiterate about calling and binding.

def f(x): pass
f(2)

binds the name 'x' to the int object with value 2.  This is essentially 
the same as 'x = 2', except that the binding takes place in the local 
namespace of the function rather than in the local namespace of the call.


-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) codywcox@gmail.com - 2015-09-24 11:45 -0700
  Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-09-24 20:25 +0100
  Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2015-09-24 19:32 +0000
  Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-24 13:27 -0700
  Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-09-25 10:42 +0000
  Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Cody Cox <codywcox@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 11:50 -0700
    Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-09-25 22:15 +0200
    Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-09-25 22:25 +0200
      Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Cody Cox <codywcox@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 13:52 -0700
    Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-09-25 20:08 -0400
  Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Cody Cox <codywcox@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 11:53 -0700
  Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Cody Cox <codywcox@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 12:03 -0700
    Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 13:20 -0600
    Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 23:59 +0000
      Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-09-26 00:02 -0700
    Re: Learning Modules, Arguments, Parameters (imma noob) Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2015-09-25 22:55 -0700

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