#python #scip
Non-pure functions. In addition to returning a value, applying a non-pure
function can generate side effects, which make some change to the state of the
interpreter or computer. A common side effect is to generate additional output
beyond the return value, using the print function.
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1.2 Elements of Programmings output.
The function abs is pure. Pure functions have the property that applying
them has no effects beyond returning a value. Moreover, a pure function must
always return the same value when called twice with the same arguments.
<span>Non-pure functions. In addition to returning a value, applying a non-pure
function can generate side effects, which make some change to the state of the
interpreter or computer. A common side effect is to generate additional output
beyond the return value, using the print function.
>>> print(1, 2, 3)
1 2 3
While print and abs may appear to be similar in these examples, they
work in fundamentally different ways. The value that print returns is
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