Procedures

301.12 Subprograms

Subprograms — Note 2 of 4

Reusable code without return.

What you need to know

A procedure is a subprogram that performs an action but does not return a value. In Python, it is defined with def and has no return statement (or returns None).

What to know

Defined with def name():
Performs an action (e.g. prints something)
Does not return a value
Call it by name: greet("Alice")

Code examples

Procedure

python

def greet(name):
    print("Hello, " + name + "!")
    print("Welcome to the quiz.")

greet("Alice")
greet("Bob")

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