python default default parameter code example

Example: how to set a default parameter in python

def my_function(num1,num2=0):		#if num2 is not given, it will default it to zero
  return num1 + num2

print(my_function(1,2))				#prints out 3
print(my_function(4))				#prints out 4 since num2 got defaulted to 0