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Are parameters and arguments the same?
Short answer. No. Parameters are in the def line; arguments are in the call.
In recharge(199), what is 199?
The argument.
Remember
| Parameter: name in the def line |
| Argument: value in the call |
Parameter and argument. Are they the same? No. Amount, in the def line, is the parameter, an empty box. One ninety nine, in the call, is the argument filling it. Parameter, the def line name. Argument, the value in the call.
This clip is from the full lesson: Function Arguments: Positional, Default and Keyword Parameters — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), Programming All levels Python
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