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Default arguments in Python
A default argument is an argument that assumes a default value if a value is not provided in the function call for that argument. The following example gives an idea on default arguments, it prints default age if it is not passed −
Example
#!/usr/bin/python # Function definition is here def printinfo( name, age = 35 ): "This prints a passed info into this function" print "Name: ", name print "Age ", age return; # Now you can call printinfo function printinfo( age=50, name="miki" ) printinfo( name="miki" )
Output
When the above code is executed, it produces the following result −
Name: miki Age 50 Name: miki Age 35
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