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10.6.2.Demonstrates keyword arguments and default parameter values

# positional parameters

def birthday1(name, age):

    print "Happy birthday,", name, "!", " I hear you're", age, "today.\n"



# parameters with default values

def birthday2(name = "Jackson", age = 1):

    print "Happy birthday,", name, "!", " I hear you're", age, "today.\n"





birthday1("Jackson", 1)

birthday1(1, "Jackson")

birthday1(name = "Jackson", age = 1)

birthday1(age = 1, name = "Jackson")



birthday2()

birthday2(name = "Katherine")

birthday2(age = 12)

birthday2(name = "Katherine", age = 12)

birthday2("Katherine", 12)



raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")

10.6.Default Arguments
	10.6.1.	Default Arguments
	10.6.2.	Demonstrates keyword arguments and default parameter values
	10.6.3.	function being called by passing the parameter values in order.
	10.6.4.	passing the parameters by name
	10.6.5.	mix different methods of passing the parameters
	10.6.6.	Parameters can also be passed as a tuple using the * syntax
	10.6.7.	Parameters can be passed as a dictionary using the ** syntax.
	10.6.8.	Default Argument Values

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