1. 函数由关键字def来做定义
2. 函数内部如果没有返回值，默认返回None
3. 函数接受default参数，The default value is evaluated only once. This makes a difference when the default is a mutable object such as a list, dictionary, or instances of most classes.
4. 函数接受关键字传参数，有一个重要的原则：In a function call, keyword arguments must follow positional arguments.
5. Finally, the least frequently used option is to specify that a function can be called with an arbitrary number of arguments. These arguments will be wrapped up in a tuple.
6. In the same fashion, dictionaries can deliver keyword arguments with the **-operator:
7. function同样支持Lambda Expressions（目前只做了解，不做学习）
# basic function def fib(n): a, b, result = 0, 1, [] while a < n: result.append(a) a, b = b, a+b return result print(‘fib(10)=‘,fib(10)) # function with default argument values def sum(x, y=0): return x + y print(‘sum(2)=‘,sum(2)) print(‘sum(2,5)=‘,sum(2,5)) print(‘sum("2","5")=‘,sum(‘2‘,‘5‘)) # The value of the function name has a type that is recognized by the interpreter as a user-defined function. # This value can be assigned to another name which can then also be used as a function. fib_copy = fib print(‘fib_copy(10)=‘,fib_copy(10)) """ function with default argument values """ def full_name(first_name=‘Miles‘, middle_name=‘M‘, last_name=‘Yao‘): return first_name + ‘ ‘ + middle_name + ‘ ‘ + last_name print(‘full_name()=‘,full_name()) print(‘full_name("Miles")=‘,full_name(‘Miles‘)) print(‘full_name("Miles","MM")=‘,full_name(‘Miles‘,‘MM‘)) print("full_name(last_name=‘Lee‘, middle_name=‘XX‘)=",full_name(last_name=‘Lee‘, middle_name=‘XX‘)) polulation = 5 def f_population(arg=polulation): print(arg) polulation = 6 # the print value would be 6 f_population() def f_list(i, _list=[]): _list.append(i) return _list print(‘f_list(1)=‘,f_list(1)) print(‘f_list(2)=‘,f_list(2)) print(‘f_list(3)=‘,f_list(3)) ‘‘‘ Arbitrary Argument Lists ‘‘‘ def concat_a(*args, seperate=‘/‘): return seperate.join(args) print("concat_a(‘hello‘,‘world‘)=",concat_a(‘hello‘,‘world‘)) print("concat_a(‘hello‘,‘world‘, seperate=‘:‘=",concat_a(‘hello‘,‘world‘, seperate=‘:‘)) ‘‘‘ dictionaries can deliver keyword arguments with the **-operator: ‘‘‘ print(‘sum(**{"x":12, "y":15})=‘,sum(**{"x":12, "y":15}))
输出结果：
fib(10)= [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8]
sum(2)= 2
sum(2,5)= 7
sum("2","5")= 25
fib_copy(10)= [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8]
full_name()= Miles M Yao
full_name("Miles")= Miles M Yao
full_name("Miles","MM")= Miles MM Yao
full_name(last_name=‘Lee‘, middle_name=‘XX‘)= Miles XX Lee
5
f_list(1)= [1]
f_list(2)= [1, 2]
f_list(3)= [1, 2, 3]
concat_a(‘hello‘,‘world‘)= hello/world
concat_a(‘hello‘,‘world‘, seperate=‘:‘= hello:world
sum(**{"x":12, "y":15})= 27
原文：http://www.cnblogs.com/jcsz/p/5103524.html