Converting Hours to Seconds in Python

A Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Simple Function

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Problem Statement

The problem we’re trying to solve is as follows:

Write a function that converts hours into seconds.

Here are some examples of how the function should work:

• how_many_seconds(2) ➞ 7200
• how_many_seconds(10) ➞ 36000
• how_many_seconds(24) ➞ 86400

Step 1: Understanding the Problem

Before we start writing any code, it’s essential to understand the problem we’re trying to solve. In this case, we need to create a function that takes one argument (the number of hours) and returns the equivalent number of seconds.

Step 2: Writing the Function

Now that we understand the problem, let’s start writing our function. We’ll call it how_many_seconds and define it with one parameter: hours.

def how_many_seconds(hours):
  # Our code will go here

Step 3: Converting Hours to Seconds

Inside the function, we’ll convert the hours to seconds. We can do this by simply multiplying the hours parameter by the…