San Jose State University Department of Applied Data Science
**DATA 200 Computational Programming for Data Analytics**
Spring 2023 Instructor: Ron Mak
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"# 4.10 Keyword Arguments"
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"#### When we call a function, we can explicitly specify which parameter the argument corresponds to. Then we can list the arguments in any order."
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"def rectangle_area(length, width):\n",
" \"\"\"Return a rectangle's area.\"\"\"\n",
" print(f'{length = } and {width = }')\n",
" return length * width"
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"#### Note the f-string specifiers. If you put an `=` after the name of the variable, the variable's name is printed with its value."
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"x = 3.14156\n",
"\n",
"print(f'{x = :4.2f}')"
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"# Additional material (C) Copyright 2023 by Ronald Mak"
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