返回值
函数并非总是直接显示输出,相反,它可以处理一些数据,并返回一个或一组值。函数的返回值被称为返回值。
1. 简单的返回值
def get_formatted_name(first_name, last_name): full_name = first_name + ' ' + last_name return full_name.title() musician = get_formatted_name('jimi', 'hendrix') print(musician)
调用返回值的函数时,需要提供一个变量存储返回的值。
2. 让实参变成可选的
def get_formatted_name(first_name, middle_name, last_name): full_name = first_name + ' ' + middle_name + ' ' + last_name return full_name.title() musician = get_formatted_name('john', 'lee', 'hooker') print(musician)
然而并非每个人都有中间名,怎样让中间名变成可选呢?
def get_formatted_name(first_name, last_name, middle_name=' '): if middle_name: full_name = first_name + ' ' + middle_name + ' ' + last_name else: full_name = first_name + ' ' + last_name return full_name.title() musician = get_formatted_name('john', 'hooker', 'lee') print(musician) musician = get_formatted_name('jimi', 'hendrix') print(musician)
给形参中间名一个空字符为默认值,将其移动至形参列表的末尾;调用函数时确保实参中间名方最后。
3. 返回字典
def build_person(first_name, last_name): person = {'first': first_name, 'last': last_name} return person musician = build_person('jimi', 'hendrix') print(musician)
扩展函数,使其接受可选值
def build_person(first_name, last_name, age=' '): person = {'first': first_name, 'last': last_name} if age: person['age'] = age return person musician = build_person('jimi', 'hendrix', age=27) print(musician)
4. 结合使用函数和while循环
def get_formatted_name(first_name, last_name): full_name = first_name + ' ' + last_name return full_name.title() while True: print("\nPlease tell me your name:") f_name = input("First name: ") l_name = input("Last name: ") formatted_name = get_formatted_name(f_name, l_name) print("\nHello, " + formatted_name + "!")
无限循环调用定义的函数,say hello everyone!!! 该在什么地方提供推出呢?
def get_formatted_name(first_name, last_name): full_name = first_name + ' ' + last_name return full_name.title() while True: print("\nPlease tell me your name:") print("(enter 'q' at any time to quit)") f_name = input("First name: ") if f_name == 'q': break l_name = input("Last name: ") if l_name == 'q': break formatted_name = get_formatted_name(f_name, l_name) print("\nHello, " + formatted_name + "!")
每次提示用户输入时均可推出。
传递列表
def greet_users(names): for name in names: mag = "Hello, " + name.title() + "!" print(mag) user_names = ['hannah', 'bob', 'margot'] greet_users(user_names)
运行结果:
Hello, Hannah!
Hello, Bob!
Hello, Margot!
1. 在函数中修改列表
# 创建一个列表,其中包含一些要打印的设计 unprinted_designs = ['iphone case', 'robot pendant', 'dodecahedron'] completed_models = [] # 模拟打印每个设计,直到没有未打印的设计为止,打印后移至completed_models中 while unprinted_designs: current_design = unprinted_designs.pop() # 模拟根据设计制作打印模型的过程 print("Printing model: " + current_design) completed_models.append(current_design) # 显示打印好的模型 print("\nThe following models have been printed:") print(completed_models)
运行结果:
Printing model: dodecahedron Printing model: robot pendant Printing model: iphone case The following models have been printed: ['dodecahedron', 'robot pendant', 'iphone case']
用函数如何表达上述代码的意思呢?
def print_models(unprinted_designs, completed_models): while unprinted_designs: current_design = unprinted_designs.pop() print("Printing model: " + current_design) completed_models.append(current_design) def show_completed_models(completed_models): print("\nThe following models have been printed:") for completed_model in completed_models: print(completed_model) unprinted_designs = ['iphone case', 'robot pendant', 'dodecahedron'] completed_models = [] print_models(unprinted_designs, completed_models) show_completed_models(completed_models)
当print_models函数调用之后,列表completed_models已经不是最初定义的空,所有列表unprinted_designs中的元素已转移至列表completed_models,接下来调用show_completed_models函数就将列表completed_models中的元素都打印出来。
2. 禁止函数修改列表
上述的例子中print_models函数调用之后,列表unprinted_designs中的元素均已移除,此时的列表为空。但若想保留列表中的元素呢?
print_models(unprinted_designs[:], completed_models)
用切片法 [ : ] 创建列表副本,函数调用时使用的是列表的副本,而不是列表本身,此时函数中对列表做的修改不会影响到列表unprinted_designs。