How do you write a function that takes value, name, function should return one value, 'Hello' followed by value of name

Question

function should take one value, name, and return one value, 'Hello ' followed by value of name
```creating_functions.py
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Eric Francke · Answer

Thanks! That was very helpful!

Asher Orr · Answer

Hi Eric- you can break the challenge down into steps:
"Write a function called hello_student."
~~~python
def hello_student():
~~~
Functions in Python begin with def (define) followed by the name of the function. If your function takes any arguments, they will go inside the parentheses.
The colon at the end signals to Python that there's code within the function.
"This function should receive one argument, name."
~~~python
def hello_student(name):
~~~
 "This function should return one value, the string 'Hello ' followed by the value of the name parameter."
~~~python
def hello_student(name):
    return {your code here!}
~~~
If you're confused about the last step, here's what the challenge is asking for:
"When I run this code:
~~~python
hello_student("Eric")
~~~
This function:
~~~python
def hello_student(name):
    return {your code here!}
~~~
Should be set up so that I see this printed to the terminal: "
~~~python
Hello Eric
~~~
I suggest checking out this video: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-basics-3/returning-values
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions!

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How do you write a function that takes value, name, function should return one value, 'Hello' followed by value of name

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Asher Orr

Asher Orr

Eric Francke

Eric Francke

Asher Orr

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