Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional

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M. L. Hetland, F. NelliBeginning Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0196-9_6

6. Abstraction

Magnus Lie Hetland¹   and Fabio Nelli²

(1)

Trondheim, Norway

(2)

ROMA, Roma, Italy

 

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to group statements into functions, which enables you to tell the computer how to do something, and to tell it only once. You won’t need to give it the same detailed instructions over and over. The chapter provides a thorough introduction to parameters and scoping, and you’ll learn what recursion is and what it can do for your programs.

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