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diff --git a/getting_started_with_functions/script.rst b/getting_started_with_functions/script.rst
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--- a/getting_started_with_functions/script.rst
+++ b/getting_started_with_functions/script.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
.. #. define functions with arguments
.. #. learn about docstrings
.. #. learn about return values
-.. can return multiple values
+.. can return multiple values
.. #. read code
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ team along with the logo of MHRD }}}
.. R1
-Hello friends and welcome to the tutorial 'Getting started with functions'.
+Hello friends and welcome to the tutorial on
+'Getting started with functions'.
.. L2
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to,
.. R3
Before beginning this tutorial,we would suggest you to complete the
-tutorial on "Conditionals" and "Loops".
+tutorial on "Conditionals".
.. L4
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ tutorial on "Conditionals" and "Loops".
While writing code, we always want to reduce the number of lines of
code, and functions is a way of reusing the code. Thus the same lines
-of code can be used as many times as needed. A function is a portion of code
-within a larger program that performs a specific task and is
+of code can be used as many times as needed. A function is a portion of
+code within a larger program that performs a specific task and is
relatively independent of the remaining code. Now let us get more
familiar with functions,
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ World``.
.. R14
-now we call the function as,
+Now we call the function as,
.. L14
::
@@ -384,7 +385,8 @@ Pause here and try to figure out what the function ``what`` does.
return True
{{{continue from paused state}}}
-It will return true if ``n % 2`` is not equal to 1 and will return false, otherwise.
+It will return true if ``n % 2`` is not equal to 1 and will return
+false, otherwise.
.. L31
@@ -424,8 +426,9 @@ Pause here and try to figure out what the function ``what`` does.
return i * i == n, i
{{{continue from paused state}}}
-The function returns two values. One it returns the result of the while statement
-whether true of false, and second it prints the value that `ii`` currently holds.
+The function returns two values. One it returns the result of the while
+statement whether true of false, and second it prints the value that `i``
+currently holds.
.. L34
@@ -442,8 +445,8 @@ whether true of false, and second it prints the value that `ii`` currently holds
.. R34
-Here, the function returns ``True`` and the square root of ``n`` if n is a
-perfect square, otherwise it returns ``False`` and the square root of
+Here, the function returns ``True`` and the square root of ``n`` if n is
+a perfect square, otherwise it returns ``False`` and the square root of
the next perfect square.
.. L35
@@ -457,7 +460,8 @@ we have learnt to,
1. Define functions in Python by using the keyword ``def``.
#. Call the function by specifying the function name.
- #. Assign a docstring to a function by putting it as a triple quoted string.
+ #. Assign a docstring to a function by putting it as a triple quoted
+ string.
#. Pass parameters to a function.
#. Return values from a function.
@@ -518,3 +522,4 @@ And the answers,
Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and found it useful.
Thank you!
+