How can I Reference Functions Above when they are defined?

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For example I have a goodbye ascii art message that I want to display when i type "exit". But if I refernce it ABOVE it's place where i define it, then it'll give me an error. If I put it above the reference point, then it works, but it doesn't look the best. Is there a way to be able to summon a function before it's seen by the program? Thank you:)

I recommend simply getting used to the look of function calls being below their definitions. — TigerhawkT3
– TigerhawkT3, Commented Apr 9, 2016 at 10:16
Not even in Javascript (pretty much the world's most modern commonly used scripting language) has this feature. In DOM JS, you have document.onready, but that's pretty much the extent. — user3186555
– user3186555, Commented Apr 9, 2016 at 10:46
This is, because programming languages have always been written this way — user3186555
– user3186555, Commented Apr 9, 2016 at 10:46

Jacques de Hooge · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-09 10:09:39Z

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Not really, but you can get close:

def main ():
    # ... Do things
    f ()
    # ... Do other things

def f ():
    print ('hello')

main ()

answered Apr 9, 2016 at 10:09

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Francesco · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-09 10:16:57Z

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No, but if you want you can put that function in another file and import it so that the main file looks pretty

main.py

from other import exit

# do something

exit()

other.py

def exit():
    print("ASCII goodbye")

edited Apr 9, 2016 at 10:16

answered Apr 9, 2016 at 10:11

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