monkey = bpy.data.objects["Monkey"]

 def printMonkeyPosition:
    print(monkey.location)

 def setMonkeyPosition(loc):
    monkey.location = loc

 def setMonkeyName(name):
    monkey.name = name

 printMonkeyPosition()
 setMonkeyPosition((Mathutils.Vector(5, 3, 2))
 setMonkeyName("My Monkey")