I am used to seeing: print(favorite_movie) not print_favorite_movie() Which is the more widely used convention?

So in the first example we are creating a variable called favorite_movie which contains a string that is: "Deadpool". Then we use the print() command to use the variable which, prints out "Deadpool".

In the second example we are creating a function called print_favorite_movie(): that takes no other arguments inside the parenthesis. This function is a name you make up so it could even be favorite_movie or movie however, the first example explains what the function does much better. To create a function we use the def keyword first then, the name you make up then, parenthesis and, finally a colon which indicates that the function is starting. In this example we simply define our function to use the command print() to print out "Deadpool" (don't forget to indent 4 lines when writing in a function). Finally, outside of the function we just write the functions name print_favorite_movie() and, this basically runs the code inside of it which is print("Deadpool").

So to summarize they both output the same thing. So why would you use a function instead? Functions are a great way to help us avoid writing the same code over and over because; we can just call the function whenever we need to execute that code. Functions make your code easy to read and test. You can still write code without any functions but if there is a bug then it will be very difficult to find let alone solve it! as well as, others will have a hard time reading your code.

Tip: You should be able to think of a short and descriptive name for your function. if you cant do that the function is probably doing too much.

Example 1:

favorite_movie = "Deadpool"

print(favorite_movie)

Output: Deadpool

Example 2:

def print_favorite_movie():
    print("Deadpool")

print_facorite_movie()

Output: Deadpool

I hope this helps or explains your question better!