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.

An easier syntax also makes other elements easier to use in Python. This includes functions, lines of code represented by characters that run when called on.

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 ...