Function arguments (in Python for example)

Question

What are [function] arguments? What are they used for?
I started learning Python very recently; I\'m new to programming and I apologize for this basic

Answer 1

Functions would be useless if you can't give them information they should handle.
Arguments are such information.

def GiveMeANumberAndIDuplicateIt(x):
    return x * 2

def DontGiveMeAnythingAtAll():
    return None