openshift-docs/serverless/functions/serverless-developing-python-functions.adoc

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= Developing Python functions
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After you have xref:../../serverless/functions/serverless-functions-getting-started.adoc#serverless-create-func-kn_serverless-functions-getting-started[created a Python function project], you can modify the template files provided to add business logic to your function. This includes configuring function invocation and the returned headers and status codes.

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== Prerequisites

* Before you can develop functions, you must complete the steps in xref:../../serverless/functions/serverless-functions-setup.adoc#serverless-functions-setup[Setting up {FunctionsProductName}].

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== Next steps

* xref:../../serverless/functions/serverless-functions-getting-started.adoc#serverless-build-func-kn_serverless-functions-getting-started[Build] and xref:../../serverless/functions/serverless-functions-getting-started.adoc#serverless-deploy-func-kn_serverless-functions-getting-started[deploy] a function.