Programming Fundamentals

How do I define a function in Python with def and return?

Define your own function with def, give it inputs (parameters), send a value back with return, and call it to reuse a block of code — so you stop copy-pasting the same steps and start naming them.

how the lesson trains it — the Sage loop

This is the preview. The lesson is the rep.

In the full lesson (~40 minutes) you work the loop on a real scenario and leave with evidence in your ledger — not a completion checkmark.

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Programming Fundamentals

How do I define a function in Python with def and return?

Define your own function with def, give it inputs (parameters), send a value back with return, and call it to reuse a block of code — so you stop copy-pasting the same steps and start naming them.

how the lesson trains it — the Sage loop

This is the preview. The lesson is the rep.

In the full lesson (~40 minutes) you work the loop on a real scenario and leave with evidence in your ledger — not a completion checkmark.

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