#!/usr/bin/env python def sign(x): if x > 0: return 'positive' elif x < 0: return 'negtive' else: return 'zero' def hello(name, loud=False): if loud: print 'HELLO, %s' % name.upper() else: print 'Hello, %s!' % name hello('Bob') hello('Fred', loud=True) for x in [-1, 0, 1]: print sign(x)