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Statement Example

isEligibleToVote Function with Passing Age

This section demonstrates a simple function to check if someone is eligible to vote based on their age.

Function Definition

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def isEligibleToVote(age: int = 0) -> None:
    try:
        if age > 0 and age < 21:
            print(str(age) + ' Wow, You will be soon eligible to vote')
        elif age > 21:
            print(str(age) + ' Congrats, You are eligible to vote!')
        else:
            print(str(age) + ' Invalid `age` parameter')
    except Exception as e:
        print('Got error for param "' + age + '"\nError is ', e)

Example Usage

Passing Nothing (Default Parameter)

By default, if no parameter is passed, the default value of age = 0 is used. 

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isEligibleToVote()
Output: 
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0 Invalid `age` parameter

Passing 16 as Parameter

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isEligibleToVote(16)
Output: 
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16 Wow, You will be soon eligible to vote

Passing 19 as Parameter

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isEligibleToVote(19)
Output: 
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19 Wow, You will be soon eligible to vote

Passing 25 as Parameter

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isEligibleToVote(25)
Output: 
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25 Congrats, You are eligible to vote!

Passing Empty String as Parameter

When passing an empty string, it throws a TypeError because comparison between a string and an integer is not supported. 

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isEligibleToVote('')
Output: 
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Got error for param ""
Error is  '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'