Appendix E — Glossary

Argument
A value supplied when calling a function.

DataFrame
A two-dimensional tabular data structure provided by pandas.

Environment
An isolated Python installation and set of packages used by a project.

Function
A reusable block of code that performs a defined task.

Method
A function associated with an object.

Parameter
A named input defined in a function declaration.

Schema
A namespace that organizes database objects such as tables and views.

Traceback
The report Python displays when an exception is raised.