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Default Values

You can specify a default value for a function parameter, which is useful when a function has parameters that are "optional". They're created by using the assignment (=) operator inside the function signature:

def get_greeting(email, name="there"):
    print(f"Hello {name}, welcome! You've registered your email: {email}")

If we call it with both parameters, it uses the provided values:

get_greeting("lane@example.com", "Lane")
# Hello Lane, welcome! You've registered your email: lane@example.com

But if we omit the optional name parameter, it will use the default value instead:

get_greeting("lane@example.com")
# Hello there, welcome! You've registered your email: lane@example.com

Optional parameters (the ones with defaults) must come after all required parameters.

Assignment

Complete the get_punched and get_slashed functions. They both take two integers as arguments, health and armor.

Complete the get_punched function:
1. In the function signature, give the armor parameter a default value of 0.
2. Create a damage variable equal to 50 minus the armor. (Armor lowers the damage).
3. Return the result of the input health minus the calculated damage.
Complete the get_slashed function:
1. In the function signature, give the armor parameter a default value of 0.
2. Create a damage variable equal to 100 minus the armor.
3. Return the result of the input health minus the calculated damage.