Functions and Scope

The questions below are due on Sunday July 06, 2025; 10:00:00 PM.

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For each of the following programs, enter the result of the print statement after executing the program.

If evaluating the print statement in question would cause an error, write error in the box.

x = 4

def fun(x):
    x = 1
    return x

y = 5
z = fun(y)

print([x, y, z])

def fun(x):
    x[0] = x[0] + 1
    return x

x = [0]
y = [1, 2, 3]
z = fun(y)

print([x, y, z])

x = 5.5
y = 2

def fun(y):
    y += 2
    return bar(y)

def bar(x):
    x = x * y
    return x

z = fun(10)

print([x, y, z])

x = 5.5
y = 2

def bar(x):
    z = x
    return z

fun(10)

print([x, y, z])

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