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# positional parameters
def birthday1(name, age):
    print "Happy birthday,", name, "!", " I hear you're", age, "today.\n"
# parameters with default values
def birthday2(name = "Jackson", age = 1):
    print "Happy birthday,", name, "!", " I hear you're", age, "today.\n"
birthday1("Jackson", 1)
birthday1(1, "Jackson")
birthday1(name = "Jackson", age = 1)
birthday1(age = 1, name = "Jackson")
birthday2()
birthday2(name = "Katherine")
birthday2(age = 12)
birthday2(name = "Katherine", age = 12)
birthday2("Katherine", 12)
raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")