How to Assign Default Values to Function Parameters
In Python, you can set default values for function parameters, which are known as Default Parameters.
Default parameters use pre-defined values when no argument is passed during a function call.
To define default parameters, assign a default value to the parameter using the = operator in the function definition.
Example of Default Parameters
# Set the default value of the name parameter to "CodeFriend"
def greet(name="CodeFriend"):
return f"Hello, {name}!"
# "Hello, CodeFriend!"
print(greet())
In the code above, the greet function has a name parameter, with the default value set to "CodeFriend" using name="CodeFriend".
Example of Using Default Parameters
With default parameters, you do not need to provide a value for those parameters during the function call.
Example of Using Default Parameters
def greet(name="CodeFriend"):
return f"Hello, {name}!"
# "Hello, CodeFriend!"
print(greet())
# "Hello, Python!"
print(greet("Python"))
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