On Jan 25, 2011 1:19 PM, "Craig Leffel" wrote:
>
> Where does it return the value to?
>
> What do I need to put in the calling function so that I can use that
value?
> I need a variable name to refer to. Shouldn't I have to define that
variable
> someplace?
>
Python functions are like mathematica
Where does it return the value to?
What do I need to put in the calling function so that I can use that value?
I need a variable name to refer to. Shouldn't I have to define that variable
someplace?
"Littlefield, Tyler" wrote in message
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Scott Meup wrote:
> I'm trying tolearn Python. The documentation tells syntax, and other
> things
> about a command. But for too many commands, it doesn't tell what it does.
> for instance, in VB the 'return' command tells the program what line to
> execute after some event (usually an error).
On 1/23/2011 1:41 PM, Scott Meup wrote:
I'm trying tolearn Python. The documentation tells syntax, and other things
about a command. But for too many commands, it doesn't tell what it does.
for instance, in VB the 'return' command tells the program what line to
execute after some event (usually
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:52 AM, CM wrote:
> On Jan 23, 2:38 pm, "Littlefield, Tyler" wrote:
>> The return value simply returns a value to the calling function, which
>> the function can handle, however it wants. so: for example
>> def add(a, b):
>> return (a+b)
>>
>> That simply returns the
On Jan 23, 2:38 pm, "Littlefield, Tyler" wrote:
> The return value simply returns a value to the calling function, which
> the function can handle, however it wants. so: for example
> def add(a, b):
> return (a+b)
>
> That simply returns the value a+b, which you can use however you like,
> like
On 1/23/2011 10:41 AM Scott Meup said...
I'm trying tolearn Python. The documentation tells syntax, and other things
about a command. But for too many commands, it doesn't tell what it does.
for instance, in VB the 'return' command tells the program what line to
execute after some event (usuall
The return value simply returns a value to the calling function, which
the function can handle, however it wants. so: for example
def add(a, b):
return (a+b)
That simply returns the value a+b, which you can use however you like,
like so: i=add(2,3) will assign the return value to add.
I rec
I'm trying tolearn Python. The documentation tells syntax, and other things
about a command. But for too many commands, it doesn't tell what it does.
for instance, in VB the 'return' command tells the program what line to
execute after some event (usually an error). In Python it appears to ret
