def — Easy Playground

Defines a new function or method

Python Playground

def greet(name):
    return f"Hello, {name}!"

message = greet("Python")
print(message)

def add(a, b):
    return a + b

print(add(3, 4))

Output

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def creates a named function. The return statement sends a value back to the caller.

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?