// this, unlike the file in /blocks/ uses a blank line after the listing, which
// is not necessarily recommended but sometimes happens
[source, python]
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def hello(name: str): # <1>
""" Welcomes the person whose name is passed to the function"""
print(f"Hello, {name}") # <2>
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<1> This is a function definition.
<2> This print statement employs an "f-string"