Python Programming

  1. Functions
    1. Function Definition
      1. def Keyword
        1. Function Naming
          1. Function Structure
            1. Function Documentation
              1. Docstring Conventions
                1. Documentation Standards
              2. Parameters and Arguments
                1. Positional Parameters
                  1. Required Parameters
                    1. Parameter Order
                    2. Keyword Arguments
                      1. Named Arguments
                        1. Argument Clarity
                        2. Default Parameters
                          1. Default Values
                            1. Mutable Default Arguments
                            2. Variable Arguments
                              1. *args
                                1. Arbitrary Positional Arguments
                                  1. Tuple Packing
                                  2. **kwargs
                                    1. Arbitrary Keyword Arguments
                                      1. Dictionary Packing
                                    2. Argument Unpacking
                                      1. Sequence Unpacking
                                        1. Dictionary Unpacking
                                      2. Return Values
                                        1. return Statement
                                          1. Value Return
                                            1. Early Return
                                            2. Multiple Return Values
                                              1. Tuple Return
                                                1. Unpacking Returns
                                                2. None Return
                                                  1. Implicit None
                                                    1. Explicit None
                                                  2. Variable Scope
                                                    1. Local Scope
                                                      1. Function Variables
                                                        1. Parameter Scope
                                                        2. Enclosing Scope
                                                          1. Nested Functions
                                                            1. Closure Variables
                                                            2. Global Scope
                                                              1. Module-Level Variables
                                                                1. Global Access
                                                                2. Built-in Scope
                                                                  1. Built-in Functions
                                                                    1. Built-in Constants
                                                                    2. Scope Modification
                                                                      1. global Keyword
                                                                        1. nonlocal Keyword
                                                                      2. Advanced Function Concepts
                                                                        1. Lambda Functions
                                                                          1. Anonymous Functions
                                                                            1. Lambda Syntax
                                                                              1. Lambda Limitations
                                                                              2. Function Objects
                                                                                1. Functions as Values
                                                                                  1. Function Assignment
                                                                                    1. Higher-Order Functions
                                                                                    2. Type Hints
                                                                                      1. Parameter Annotations
                                                                                        1. Return Annotations
                                                                                          1. Type Checking Benefits