novo shot wrote:
> Dear tutors:
>
> The following is an example I found in the Raspberry Pi for Dummies book:
>
> #function test
>
> def theFunction(message):
> print "I don't get ", message
> return "ARRRGH!"
>
> theFunction("this")
>
> result=theFunction("this either")
> print "reply is: ", result
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> The result of this code looks like this:
>
> I don't get this
> I don't get this either
> reply is: ARRRGH!
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Here's what I don't understand:
>
> When I declare a variable to be equal as the fucntion
> (result=theFunction("this either")) is Python also executing the
> function?
Yes, when you do function() it calls the function.
In this case it is calling theFunction with the
string arguments 'this' and 'this either', respectively.
> The way I see it, I only called for the function once before printing
> ARRRGH!! Then after that I declared a variable and then I print.
>
> This is how I expected the result to look like:
>
> I don't get this
> reply is: I don't get this either
> ARRRGH!
You do not get this output because you do not return the
string with the `message`, you print it immediately and
return "ARRRGH!". "ARRRGH!" then gets bound to the name
`result` which you then print.
If you want the result you specify you should return
"reply is: " + result # where result must be a string
Not sure how to expect to get "ARRRGH!" unless you return that
too. You can return multiple objects but you typically need to
attach it to an object. Lists and tuples are frequently used to
return multiple objects. Some examples are below.
# tuple
return a,b,c
# list (in-line)
return [ a, b, c]
# list (created and all objects added earlier)
list_object = []
for x in xrange(4):
list_object.append( x ) #just an example
return list_object
# as attribute (use when you need to pass state / data handling)
obj = Class()
obj.attribute = [a,b,c]
return obj
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Can you help me understand? I can't move forward until I understand
> how Python solves this code.
I recommend going through some beginner Python tutorials first
to get a grasp of how Python works before you start on a book
for Raspberry Pi.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Optional
~Ramit
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