Function overloading in Python - Area of a shape

# Functions - Area of a shape

# Function overloading 

"""

install multipledispatch as below from command prompt

pip install multipledispatch

"""

from multipledispatch import dispatch

@dispatch(int)

def fnShape(x):

print("Area of square = ",(x*x))

@dispatch(float)

def fnShape(x):

print("Area of circle = ",(3.142*x*x))

@dispatch(int,int)

def fnShape(x,y):

print("Area of rectangle = ",(x*y))

# The three function calls differ by number and datatype

fnShape(5) # int

fnShape(2.1)         # float

fnShape(5,6)         # int,int