python function optional argument code example

Example 1: python default arguments

def my_function(name, age = 20):
  print(name + " is " + str(age) + " years old"

my_function("Mitro") # Mitro is 20 years old
my_function("Mitro", 26) #Mitro is 26 years old

Example 2: python optional parameters

def my_func(a = 1, b = 2, c = 3):
	print(a + b + c)
    
my_func()
#OUTPUT = 6

my_func(2)
#This changes the value of a to 2
#OUTPUT = 7

my_func(c = 2)
#This changes the value of c to 2
#OUTPUT = 5

Example 3: python optional arguments

def myfunc(a,b, *args, **kwargs):
      c = kwargs.get('c', None)
      d = kwargs.get('d', None)
      #etc
myfunc(a,b, c='nick', d='dog', ...)

Example 4: python create a function with optional parameter

def some_function (self, a, b, c, d = None, e = None, f = None, g = None, h = None):
    #code

Example 5: optional argument python

def myfunc(a,b, *args, **kwargs):
      c = kwargs.get('c', None)
      d = kwargs.get('d', None)
      #etc
myfunc(a,b, c='nick', d='dog', ...)

Example 6: optional parameter in python

def to_smash(total_candies, n_friends=3):
    return total_candies % n_friends
  
 #Here n_friends is Optional Parameter