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Writing a procedure is extremely simple. Every procedure needs:

• a name
• the program code to perform the task

Writing a procedure in Python

Consider this excerpt from a Python game program which prints player information on the screen:

print("Your score: " + str(score))
time.sleep(1)
print("High score: " + str(high_score))
time.sleep(1)
print("Lives remaining: " + str(lives))
time.sleep(1)

To create a procedure, first give the procedure a name. A good name for the player information procedure could be ‘u��岹�ٱ��徱���������’. Python uses the statement def to name a procedure. Note the brackets at the end of the procedure’s name:

def update_display():

The procedure code is then written indented beneath the def statement:

def update_display():
    print("Your score: " + str(score))
	time.sleep(1)
	print("High score: " + str(high_score))
	time.sleep(1)
	print("Lives remaining: " + str(lives))
	time.sleep(1)