On 2/4/2012 9:38 AM, Sivaram Neelakantan wrote:
While trying out code, I have trouble following the difference between
return True vs print True and the same with False. If I use return
for the True/False statements, nothing gets printed. Why?
Why did you expect something to be printed?
Perhaps you are confused between what happens in the interactive window
vs running a program?
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>>> def f():
... return True
...
>>> f()
True
>>> def g():
... print True
...
>>> g()
True
>>> print f()
True
>>> print g()
True
None
In the interactive window, when you call a function, Python displays
the returned value.
When you run a program with a call to a function, Python does NOT
display the returned value.
A function that does not execute a return will return None; in the
interactive window nothing is displayed.
Is that sufficient?
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