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python-101 · functions.py
def greet(name):
msg = "Hi, "
return msg + name
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greet("Ada")
CALL TRACE
greet
"Ada"str
↓
returns
"Hi, Ada!"
def fact(n):
if n == 0:
return 1
return n * fact(n-1)
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fact(3)
CALL STACK
fact(0)→ 1
fact(1)n × 1
fact(2)n × ...
fact(3)
base case reached
x = 7
name = "Ada"
ok = True
_
type(name)
MEMORY
x
7
int
name
"Ada"
str
ok
True
bool
head = Node(1)
node2 = Node(3)
node3 = Node(7)
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head.next = node2
node2.next = node3
LINKED LIST
head
↓
1
→
3
→
7
→
∅
val: int·next: Node | None
nums = [1, 2, 3]
_
for n in nums:
print(n)
ITERATION
[0]
1
[1]
2
[2]
3
n
1
user = {
"name": "Ada",
"age": 28,
}
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user["name"]
DICT LOOKUP
user["name"]
↓
"name"→"Ada"
"age"→28
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