mpnordland wrote:
On 01/26/2011 03:26 PM, sl33k_ wrote:
How does "return True" and "return False" affect the execution of the
calling function?
Basically it will affect it in whatever way you design it to for example:
def lie_test(statement):
if statement is True:
return False
else:
return False
Now, this is psuedo code somewhat.
"if statement is True:" would always equate to "True" unless statement
was an empty string, None, or 0.
Um, no.
Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Dec 23 2008, 15:10:54) [MSC v.1310 32 bit
(Intel)] on win32
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--> if 'some stuff' is True:
... print 'True'
... else:
... print "it's a dang lie!"
...
it's a dang lie!
You need either < if bool(statement) is True: >, or
< if bool(statement): >, or, simplest,
< if statement: >
As to return False if statement equals
true, look at the function name. It is testing to see if it is a lie,
and if it is true, then it's not a lie.
Your last statement, though, should be return True -- the way you have
it now the function always returns False.
~Ethan~
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