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Camel case and snake case are ways of writing words together when we are programming. In camel case, we write words together without spaces and we start each new word with a capital letter except for the first word. For example, if we want to write a variable name for someone's date of birth, we can write it like this: dateOfBirth. In snake case, we write words together with an underscore symbol between them, and all the letters are lowercase. For example, if we want to write a variable name for someone's home address, we can write it like this: ... Read More

In Python, documenting your functions is an important step that helps others understand what your code does, what inputs it expects, and what it returns. Python provides a built-in way to write documentation using docstrings. By producing good documentation, you can make your code more readable and usable in larger projects or by external users. Using Docstrings A docstring is a string that appears just after the definition of a function. It describes what the function does, its parameters, and its return value. You write it using triple quotes (""" or '''). Syntax Following is the syntax for writing a ... Read More

In this article, we will discuss how to delete multiple lines that are repeated in a Python Function. If the file containing the program is small and only has a few lines, we can remove repeated lines manually. However, when dealing with huge files, we need a Python program to do so. Using the File Handling Methods Python has built-in methods for creating, opening, and closing files, which makes handling files easier. Using the methods, we can also perform several file actions, such as reading, writing, and appending data (while files are open). To remove duplicate lines from a text ... Read More

In Python, function names follow specific rules. A valid function name can only contain certain characters, and it must follow the naming conventions defined in the Python language syntax. Using the correct characters ensures that your code runs without syntax errors and stays readable. Allowed Characters in Function Names Python function names can consist of the following characters - Letters (A–Z, a–z) Digits (0–9) — but not at the beginning Underscores (_) — often used to separate words Function names must follow these rules - Must start with a letter or underscore Cannot start with a digit ... Read More

In Python, you may notice that code runs faster when it is placed inside a function rather than running directly in the top-level script (global scope). This is due to how Python manages variable lookups and optimizes execution inside functions. Functions have their own local scope, which is much faster to access compared to the global scope. Also, Python internally applies several optimizations when it detects function boundaries. Reasons for Faster Execution in Functions Here are the main reasons why Python code executes faster inside a function - Local Variable Access: Local variables are stored in a fixed-size array, ... Read More

MATLAB has a built-in feature called Python integration that allows you to call Python functions directly from your MATLAB code. You don't need to install any extra tools or software as long as Python is already installed on your system; MATLAB can work with it. With Python integration, you can call Python functions, use Python libraries, and interact with Python objects right inside MATLAB. To do this, simply use the py. prefix before the name of the Python function or module. To make this work smoothly, make sure your Python environment is properly set up. Also, the Python ... Read More

We can pass a JSON object as a parameter to a Python function using the json.loads() method. we can also convert the JSON string into a Python dictionary or list, which depends on its structure. Once converted, the data can be used just like any other dictionary or list in Python. JSON Object Consider a JSON object to pass to a python function. We will use it further in this article - { "name":"Rupert", "age": 25, "desig":"developer" } Using json.loads() Function Before passing a JSON object as a parameter ... Read More

In Python, you need to use the built-in json module to work with JSON data. When you want to return data from a function in JSON format, you can use the json.dumps() function to convert a Python dictionary (or similar object) into a JSON string. This is helpful when making APIs, sending data in web responses, or saving organized data in files. Using json.dumps() Function The json.dumps function is used to convert a Python object (like a dictionary or list) into a JSON-formatted string. Syntax Following is its basic syntax - json.dumps(python_object) Where python_object is usually a dictionary or list ... Read More

In Python, handling white spaces between strings is easy. Sometimes, we may want to add space in a string, but we are not sure exactly how much. Python provides different ways to manage this, and one useful method is expandtabs() method. Using the expandtabs() Method The expandtabs() method in Python is used to replace tab characters (\t) in a string with spaces. It returns a new string where each \t is replaced with the number of spaces needed to reach the next tab stop. You can control how many spaces are used by passing a tabsize ... Read More

In Python, you can execute functions with multiple arguments directly from the terminal using different approaches depending on how your function is defined and how you want to provide the arguments. Executing Python functions from the terminal allows you to quickly test or run code without writing a full script. When a function requires multiple arguments, you can pass them manually, use input prompts, or use command-line arguments with the help of modules like sys or argparse. Using the Python Interactive Shell If you are working in the Python interactive shell, you can define and call functions directly by entering ... Read More