[Tutor] how to write a function

[bhaaluu]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Bartruff, Pamela J.
<Pamela.J.Bartruff at supervalu.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Python users,
>
> I am very new to Python, how do I program that converts 24 hour time to 12
> hour time?  The program should have three functions(input, conversion and
> output function)
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Pamela Bartruff
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You define a function with: def functionName():
The body of the function should be indented (4 spaces is good).
So here are examples of 3 'stub' functions that don't do anything (yet):

def input():
    # comments go after a hash
    # this is the input function
    varName = raw_input("Enter input: ")
    return varName

def conversion(varName):
    #  this is the conversion function
    # do something here
    int(varName)
    return varName

def output(varName):
    # this is the output function
    print ("You input %s" % varName)

def main():
    varName = input()
    conversion(varName)
    output(varName)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

You'll have to fill in the parts specific to your problem.
The best way to start is to work the problem out on paper
first: ie. you should already know how to do the math to
convert from 24 hour time, to 12 hour time. If you can't
do it on paper yet, you need to start by learning how to do it
on paper before you can teach the computer how to do it.

Happy Programming!
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