Quiz: Python Functions

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Write reusable code with functions. Parameters and arguments, default and keyword arguments, return values, *args and **kwargs, and local vs global scope.

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Question 1

What does this print?

def f(x):
    x = x * 2
f(5)
print(f(5))

10None5Error

Question 2

What does this print?

def power(base, exp=2):
    return base ** exp
print(power(3), power(2, 3))

6 69 89 68 9

Question 3
What type is args inside def f(*args)?
listtupledictset

Question 4

What does this print?

x = 5
def change():
    x = 10
change()
print(x)

510NoneError

Question 5
Why is def f(items=[]) risky?
Lists are not allowed as defaultsThe same list is shared across calls, so it keeps growingIt makes the function slowerIt causes a SyntaxError