22.6: Returning Text

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    So far, our functions have returned numeric answers. But they can certainly return text as well. Here’s a function which assembles a person’s full name out of his or her constituent components:

    Code \(\PageIndex{1}\) (Python):

    def full_name(last_name, first_name, middle_initial):

    return first_name + " " + middle_initial + ". " + last_name

    my_full_name = full_name("Davies", "Stephen", "C")

    her_full_name = full_name("Clinton", "Hillary", "R")

    print("Your author's full name is: {}".format(my_full_name))

    print("Another person's full name is: {}".format(her_full_name))

    | Your author's full name is: Stephen C. Davies

    | Another person's full name is: Hillary R. Clinton

    (Recall that the “+” operator is used for the concatenation of strings.)

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