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Hello,

I had a question regarding functions.  Is there a way to call a function multiple times without recalling it over and over.  Meaning is there a way I can call a function and then add *5 or something like that?

Thanks for any help!

Scott

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Functions help Scott W Dunning <swdunning@cox.net> - 2014-02-22 22:43 -0700
  Re: Functions help Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-23 08:44 +0000
  Re: Functions help alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 10:55 +1000
    Re: Functions help Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-24 01:09 +0000
      Re: Functions help alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 11:39 +1000
        Re: Functions help Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2014-02-23 18:55 -0800
          Re: Functions help Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-02-24 15:38 +0000
        Re: Functions help Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-24 03:21 +0000
          Re: Functions help rurpy@yahoo.com - 2014-02-23 20:01 -0800
            Re: Functions help Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-24 13:59 +0000
            Re: Functions help Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-02-25 18:52 -0800
              Re: Functions help rurpy@yahoo.com - 2014-02-26 17:06 -0800
        Re: Functions help MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-02-24 03:36 +0000
      Re: Functions help Scott W Dunning <swdunning@cox.net> - 2014-02-23 18:43 -0700
      Re: Functions help Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-02-23 20:28 -0500
    Re: Functions help Travis Griggs <travisgriggs@gmail.com> - 2014-02-23 17:27 -0800
  Re: Functions help "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.org.uk> - 2014-02-24 01:01 +0000
    Re: Functions help Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-02-24 21:18 -0500
      Re: Functions help "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.org.uk> - 2014-02-27 22:49 +0000
  Re: Functions help Scott W Dunning <swdunning@cox.net> - 2014-02-23 18:24 -0700
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