This code creates a Python script file named `function_with_loop.py` and...

August 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM

cat > function_with_loop.py << 'EOF' def count_down(start): print("Starting countdown from", start) for number in range(start, 0, -1): print("Count:", number) print("Blast off!") def find_evens(max_num): even_list = [] for num in range(1, max_num + 1): if num % 2 == 0: even_list.append(num) return even_list # Using the functions count_down(3) evens = find_evens(8) print("Even numbers:", evens) EOF

This code creates a Python script file named function_with_loop.py and writes the given Python code into this file. Here's what the code inside this file does:

  1. Defines a function count_down(start):

    • This function takes an integer parameter start.
    • It prints a message indicating the start of a countdown.
    • It starts a loop that counts down from start to 1 (inclusive) and prints each number during the countdown.
    • After the loop finishes, it prints "Blast off!".
  2. Defines a function find_evens(max_num):

    • This function takes an integer parameter max_num.
    • It initializes an empty list called even_list.
    • It iterates through numbers from 1 to max_num (inclusive).
    • For every number in this range, it checks whether the number is even (using the condition num % 2 == 0).
    • If the number is even, it adds the number to the even_list.
    • After the loop finishes, it returns the list of even numbers.
  3. Calls the count_down function:

    • It is called with the value 3 as an argument.
    • This prints a countdown from 3 to 1 and concludes with "Blast off!".
  4. Calls the find_evens function:

    • It is called with the value 8 as an argument.
    • This returns a list of even numbers between 1 and 8 (inclusive).
    • The list of even numbers ([2, 4, 6, 8]) is assigned to the variable evens.
    • It prints these even numbers.

When executed, the function_with_loop.py file will output:

Starting countdown from 3
Count: 3
Count: 2
Count: 1
Blast off!
Even numbers: [2, 4, 6, 8]
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