{"id":130246,"date":"2023-05-10T16:14:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?page_id=130246"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:33:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:03:57","slug":"function-parameters-and-local-variables","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/function-parameters-and-local-variables\/","title":{"rendered":"Function parameters and local variables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Function parameters and local variables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Python, a function is a block of code that performs a specific task. Functions can be defined with parameters, which are placeholders for data that will be passed into the function when it is called. These parameters are used as local variables inside the function and their values are assigned when the function is called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, consider the following function that takes two parameters and returns their sum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>python<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>def add_numbers(x, y):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sum = x + y<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return sum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When this function is called with two arguments, the values of those arguments are assigned to the parameters \u2018x\u2019 and \u2018y\u2019 inside the function. These parameters act as local variables inside the function and are only accessible within the function&#8217;s scope. The sum variable is also a local variable inside the function and is only accessible within the function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to parameters, functions can also define local variables. These variables are created inside the function and can only be accessed within the function&#8217;s scope. 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