''' Purpose: demonstrate optional parameters
'''

# Optional Parameters are defined where we supply a default value for
# the parameter if we don't provide an argument to the function.
# So we can specify nothing and use default values for both arguments,
# specify one of the parameters
# and use the default value for the other, or we can supply values for both to not use the default
# values.
# def function_name( optional_parameter=default value) <- use default value if there's no
# arguemnt provided
# def function_name( parameter ) <- what we've been doing so far - argument is required
# since there's no default.

def chant( msg='Wahoo Wa', n=3 ) :
    ''' Prints string parameter msg, n times
    '''
    
    for i in range( 0, n ) :
        print( msg )

# if (__name__ == '__main__' ) basically says "See if we're in the file
# that we're running or if we're in an import")
# If it is, then we run the code indented into the if statement.
# If this file is the one being run, the Python variable __name__ (an internal
# variable defined by Python creators) is set to '__main__'

# Do not modify this part on homework / tests because this is what will
# allow you to test your code. You're only responsible for writing the functions above!
if ( __name__ == '__main__' ) : # This basically lets us run mater that tests alma by running alma module itself

    import mater

    mater.test_chant()