Question about functions in python.

[OrangeSunshine]

I'm working on getting the hang of python. One of the exercises in the book I'm using wants me to create a function to print a city and its location. This is my code.

def describe_city(city, country = "America"):
    '''Describes a City and Location'''
    print (f'{city.title()} is in {country.title()}')

describe_city('memphis')

This is the answer provided in the book.

def describe_city(city, country='chile'):
    """Describe a city."""
    msg = f"{city.title()} is in {country.title()}."
    print(msg)
    
describe_city('santiago')

Both work and give the same results, so I am wondering what is the point in storing a message in a variable? Is it a bad idea to include everything in a print call like I did?

 

[Slottr]

Nope, thats fine.