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Python Functions, Packing, and Unpacking Getting Info In and Out of Functions Functions with Arguments and Returns

Posted by roger kuo
roger kuo
1,376 Points

help please

what am I missing?

creating_functions.py 
def hello_student(name):
    val = "Hello " + name
    return val

hello = print(hello_student(kevin))

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,434 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,434 Points

You're close, but there's two issues:

  • you don't need to "print" anything for this challenge
  • to make a string literal argument, put quotes around "kevin"
Josh Klink
Josh Klink
2,330 Points
Josh Klink
Josh Klink
2,330 Points 
def hello_student(name):
    val = ("Hello " + name)
    return val
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,434 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,434 Points

No, the parentheses are not needed there.