Python 1: Introduction to Python

Python 1: Introduction to Python
Class 12 Exercise

Practice in interactive mode

Run Idle on your machine
```
python3
```

Create the function cheer_1

>>> def cheer_1(team):
...    print("Go " + team + "!")
...

Run this function
```
cheer_1("Red Sox")
```

Create a function that uses a global variable

def cheer_2():
...    print("Go " + team + "!")
...

Run this function
```
>>> team = "Patriots"
>>> cheer_2()
```

Create a function with a default value

def cheer_3(team, times=3):
...    for i in range(times):
...       print("Go " + team + "!")
...

Run this function with different function calls

>>> cheer_3("Red Sox", 5)
>>> cheer_3("Red Sox", 1)
cheer_3("Red Sox")

Code for this exercise

Open a text editor
A program like Sublime.
Do not use Word or Notepad.
Copy the text below into the file

Save the file as ex12.py
Run this script in IDLE
Open the script file in IDLE. Under the Run menu, select Run Module.

You should see

Go Patriots!
Go Patriots!

Go Red Sox!
Go Red Sox!
Go Red Sox!

Go Bruins!

1 squared is 1
2 squared is 4
3 squared is 9
4 squared is 16
5 squared is 25

1 cubed is 1
2 cubed is 8
3 cubed is 27
4 cubed is 64
5 cubed is 125

1 multiplied by itself 2 times is 1
2 multiplied by itself 2 times is 4
3 multiplied by itself 2 times is 9
4 multiplied by itself 2 times is 16
5 multiplied by itself 2 times is 25