Difference between arguments and parameters

Hi all.
Most people use arguments and parameters interchangeably.
But technically they are not the same.

What are arguments?

In simple words:

• arguments are data/values that are passed to a function when you call it.

# define the function
def add(a, b):
    ...add the values

# call the function
add(2, 4)

# 2 and 4 are the arguments.
# they are the values the function will manipulate.

What are parameters?

In simple words:

• parameters are dummy names you pass/give a function when you are defining it.

# Example in python
def add(a, b):
    ...add the values

# a and b are the parameters for the function
# they just acts as a placeholder.

Conclusion

If I might have missed anything, please leave a comment and help me learn from you.
Thanks for reading!!

Comments

[amineamami]

Thank you for the infos !