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user288609
user288609

Reputation: 13025

regarding the correct way to call a function

Suppose there is a function defined as

def function1(x, y, z=True,a):
     ...
     ...

When I call function1, it seems I can call the function in the following manners

function1(10,2,3)

function1(x=10,y=2,a=3)

But calling function1(x=10,y=2, 3) will cause error, where 3 should be assigned to a. Generally, what are the correct ways to call a function withou causing potential issues.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 786

Answers (1)

rofls
rofls

Reputation: 5115

That is not a valid way to define a function in python 2 or 3. Default arguments (ones with default values, namely x=y) must come after non-default arguments. With your function definition, you should receive the following error:

File "<stdin>", line 1
SyntaxError: non-default argument follows default argument

Upvotes: 3

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