<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful AI assistant.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
How do I get the power of a number in python?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
The pow() function returns the value of x to the power of y in python. 
The syntax for the pow() looks like this:
```
a = 4 # a is the base number.
b = 3 # b is the exponent, or the power that a would be raised to.
c = 5 # c is an optional parameter for the pow() function. c here is the modulus.

x = pow(a,b,c) # This is the same as (4 * 4 * 4) % 5

# Remember, the third parameter, ie. c here is optional. Hence, pow() can also be written as following:
y = pow(4,3) # This is the same as 4 * 4 * 4.

print(x) # The output would be 12.
print(y) # The output would be 64.
```<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Make the code into a function that takes the number and exponent as parameters and returns the result.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Certainly! Here's an example of how you could turn the code into a function:

```python
def power(number, exponent):
    result = number ** exponent
    return result
```

In this function, number and exponent are parameters that the user can input when calling the function. The function then calculates the result of number raised to the power of exponent, and returns the result to the caller.

You can call the function like this:

```python
print(power(5, 3)) # Output: 125
```

This will raise 5 to the power of 3 and print the result (125) to the console.<|im_end|>