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#1

In this recommended solution, what if I want the function to take 1st default value , but second value - as False?

# SOLUTION CODE
def open_dataset(file_name='AppleStore.csv', header=True):        
    opened_file = open(file_name)
    from csv import reader
    read_file = reader(opened_file)
    data = list(read_file)
    
    if header:
        return data[1:]
    else:
        return data
    
apps_data = open_dataset(file_name, header=False)
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#2

You can omit first parameter with _ sign, like this:

apps_data = open_dataset(_, header=False)

#3

If you are using naming parameters, you can just type :

open_dataset(header = False)

So python will know that False is for header and you do not need to specify file_name value.

For the if part you can use :

if header :

return data [1:]

return data

Because if header is true, then you will return data[1:]. So you are sure that return data will not be executed.

#4

Be careful of doing open_dataset(_, header=False)
https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#reserved-classes-of-identifiers

The special identifier _ is used in the interactive interpreter
 to store the result of the last evaluation, 
it is stored in the builtins module. 
When not in interactive mode, _ has no special meaning and is not defined.

When in interactive mode like running in jupyter notebook, _ may not represent what you want.

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