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| A list of the functions that are executing, printed when a runtime error occurs. |
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| A box in a stack diagram that represents a function call. It contains the local variables and parameters of the function. |
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| A graphical representation of a stack of functions, their variables, and the values to which they refer. |
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| A variable defined inside a function. A local variable can only be used inside its function. |
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A name used inside a function to refer to the value passed as an argument.
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| The order in which statements are executed during a program run. |
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| A statement that creates a new function, specifying its name, parameters, and the statements it executes. |
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| A named sequence of statements that performs some useful operation. Functions may or may not take arguments and may or may not produce a result. |
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| The syntax for calling a function in another module, specifying the module name followed by a dot (period) and the function name. |
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| A file that contains a collection of related functions and classes. |
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| A type conversion that happens automatically according to Python's coercion rules. |
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| An explicit statement that takes a value of one type and computes a corresponding value of another type. |
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| The result of a function. If a function call is used as an expression, the return value is the value of the expression. |
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| A value provided to a function when the function is called. This value is assigned to the corresponding parameter in the function. |
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| A statement that executes a function. It consists of the name of the function followed by a list of arguments enclosed in parentheses. |
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| The syntax for a function definition is: |
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def NAME( LIST OF PARAMETERS ):
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