KS3 Procedures and functions Procedures in Python When writing programs, we should avoid long, repetitive code. Procedures and functions help to keep our programs simple and short.

While some older code may use Python 2, it’s no longer being supported, according to the Python Software Foundation. One key difference between the two is the syntax behind certain statements.

Note: We wrap the function in a print statement so the user will know what the number printed to the console means. Similarly, we could define variables which have integer values and return the same ...