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Defining and Calling Functions
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Defining and Calling Functions. You might run into invalid syntax in Python when you’re defining or calling functions. For example, you’ll see a SyntaxError if you use a semicolon instead of a colon at the end of a function definition, as seen here.
00:18 The traceback here is very helpful, with the caret pointing right to the problem character. You can quickly clear up this invalid syntax by switching out the semicolon for a colon. Speaking personally, my most common error is omitting the colon completely,
00:39 which generates the same problem and is quickly fixed. In addition, keyword arguments in both function definitions and function calls need to be in the right order.
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Keyword arguments always come after positional arguments. Failure to use this ordering will lead to a Syntaxerror.
01:08 Once again, the error message is very helpful in telling you exactly what is wrong with the line.
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