return multiple values from fuction

[Lupe]

hi, if someone can help me I would be grateful

when I do

def function
kjklj
llklç

return variableA, variableB

how can I assign the two return values to two distinct variables, as for ex.

varC = variableA
varD = variableB

??

[Jay O'Connor]

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:58:55 +0000, Lupe <lu***@iname.com> wrote:

hi, if someone can help me I would be grateful

when I do

def function
kjklj
llklç

return variableA, variableB

how can I assign the two return values to two distinct variables, as for ex.

varC = variableA
varD = variableB

??

def test ():
...
return variableA, variableN
varC, vardD = test()

varC will contain variableA
varD ill contain variableB

[Irmen de Jong]

Lupe wrote:

how can I assign the two return values to two distinct variables, as for ex.

By using tuple unpacking:

(varC, varD) = function()
--Irmen

[Alex Martelli]

Lupe wrote:

hi, if someone can help me I would be grateful

when I do

def function
this needs of course to be

def function():
kjklj
llklç

return variableA, variableB

how can I assign the two return values to two distinct variables, as for
ex.

varC = variableA
varD = variableB

"just do it":

varC, varD = function()
Alex

[Irmen de Jong]

Alex Martelli wrote:

how can I assign the two return values to two distinct variables, as for
ex.

varC = variableA
varD = variableB

"just do it":

varC, varD = function()

I like that comment... "just do it"...
I find this is also true for most other things
that you want to do in Python.

"How do I create a mapping between a person's last
name and the list of telephone numbers he/she can be
reached at?" -- "umm.. just do it?"

{ "de Jong": ['234234', '34562363'] }

or whatever ;-)

--Irmen

[Lupe]

I'm starting with Python and I find it really great!

It's... natural!

Lupe

[Jay Dorsey]

Lupe wrote:

hi, if someone can help me I would be grateful

when I do

def function
kjklj
llklç

return variableA, variableB

how can I assign the two return values to two distinct variables, as for ex.

varC = variableA
varD = variableB

def a(): .... return "value 1", "value 2"
.... c, d = a()
c 'value 1' d 'value 2' e = a()
e

('value 1', 'value 2')

HTH

Jay