Mar 16, 2017 · A helper function is a function that performs part of the computation of another function -- from Google def add(a, b): # <-- This is a helper function return a + b def main(): …

In Python 3 you can do this by putting nonlocal x in the inner function. In Python 2 you can't do it. However, what you can do instead is return the value from the helper function, and assign it …

Oct 5, 2011 · Don't forget, in Python not everything needs to be in a class. There's nothing about gcd that makes it better-suited to being a class method than a standalone function: so take it …

Feb 28, 2013 · This "helper" is a class member function, but it could also be a simple function in a general data-structures stuff library. (This makes more sense in Python than in languages like …

It's possible that the helper function better fits in at the module level rather than the class. If you don't agree that this is the case, there is a staticmethod decorator that you can use on …

I recently started programming using Python. I have to write many functions and was wondering how I can incorporate a help or description text such that it appears in the object inspector of …

May 15, 2017 · I am considering three ways to implement helpers function, i.e. a function that is only called by a specific method inside a class. The options are: Define an external function; …

Nov 4, 2015 · @sax, what is the benefit of using this over just defining a helper function in the test_module.py using def helper_fun():. As long as the helper function doesn't start with …

Dec 13, 2021 · I am fairly new to python, and I am trying to design a class to solve the N Queen Problem. This is my class def: class QueenSolver: def genEmptyBoard(self, n): # Generates …

May 2, 2013 · PEP-8, the Python Style Guide, suggests a single leading underscore. The following special forms using leading or trailing underscores are recognized (these can …