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Python Functions, Packing, and Unpacking Getting Info In and Out of Functions Functions with Arguments and Returns

mohan Abdul
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mohan Abdul
Courses Plus Student 1,453 Points
Posted by mohan Abdul
mohan Abdul
Courses Plus Student 1,453 Points

my code works but its not passing the the task.

i also got tried this:

def hello_student (name):
    print ("hello " + name)

hello_student("mohan")
creating_functions.py 
def hello_student(name):
    return "hello " + name

print(hello_student(mohan))
mohan Abdul
mohan Abdul
Courses Plus Student 1,453 Points
mohan Abdul
mohan Abdul
Courses Plus Student 1,453 Points

it was missing the quotation marks. either the code works but its not passing the challenge. 

def hello_student(name):
    return "hello " + name

print(hello_student("mohan"))```

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

The most recent code you posted is closest. However you are missing two things:

1) For task 1 the H in Hello should be capitalized

2) For task 2 instead of printing, assign the result of the function to a variable named hello