def print_max(x, y):

    /* if a is larger than b */
    if x > y:
        print(x, 'is maximum')

    /* if a is equal to b */
    elif x == y:
        print(x, 'is equal to', y)

    /* otherwise */
    else:
        print(y, 'is maximum')

print_max(3,4)

x = 50

/* Create function */
def func():
    /* Create a global variable called x */
    global x

    /* Print this */
    print('x is', x)
    
    /* Set x to 2. */
    x = 2
    
    /* Print this */
    print('Changed global x to', x)

func()

x

/* Create function */
def say(x, times = 1, times2 = 3):
    print(x * times, x * times2)

/* Run the function say() with the default values */
say('!')

/* Run the function say() with the non-default values of 5 and 10 */
say('!', 5, 10)

/* Create a function called total() with three parameters */
def total(initial=5, *numbers, **keywords):
    /* Create a variable called count that takes it's value from initial */
    count = initial
    /* for each item in numbers */
    for number in numbers:
        /* add count to that number */
        count += number
    /* for each item in keywords */
    for key in keywords:
        /* add count to keyword's value */
        count += keywords[key]
    /* return counts */
    return count

/* Run function */
total(10, 1, 2, 3, vegetables=50, fruits=100)