nested functions in python

[vajratkarviraj]

i hav created a function(say solve(parameters)) within a function(say display(parameters)).... then the python code goes sumwat like this:

 
def display(parameter1, parameter2):
 
{code of display}
 
solve(parameter3, parameter4):
 
 
{code of solve and it gives me its output in the form of a number}
 
#now i want to return control to display
 
{remaining code of display continues...}
 

how do i pass control from 1 function 2 another... like in this example do i need 2 say return(in the solve function) or sumthing like tht?

[elbin]

i hav created a function(say solve(parameters)) within a function(say display(parameters)).... then the python code goes sumwat like this:

 
def display(parameter1, parameter2):
 
{code of display}
 
solve(parameter3, parameter4):
 
 
{code of solve and it gives me its output in the form of a number}
 
#now i want to return control to display
 
{remaining code of display continues...}
 

how do i pass control from 1 function 2 another... like in this example do i need 2 say return(in the solve function) or sumthing like tht?

You define ALL functions separately from one another before calling them with the parameters:

def display(parameter1, parameter2):
 
    {code of display}
 
    A = solve(parameters)
 
    {rest of code of display}
 
def solve(parameter3, parameter4):
 
    {code of solve}
 
    return number
 
display(x, y) 
 

When solve() is called inside display() it runs with the given parameters, and then returns the value of the number you want to display, which assigns it to A. If it doesn't return anything and just runs - you just call it without assigning.

[bartonc]

i hav created a function(say solve(parameters)) within a function(say display(parameters)).... then the python code goes sumwat like this:

 
def display(parameter1, parameter2):
 
{code of display}
 
solve(parameter3, parameter4):
 
 
{code of solve and it gives me its output in the form of a number}
 
#now i want to return control to display
 
{remaining code of display continues...}
 

how do i pass control from 1 function 2 another... like in this example do i need 2 say return(in the solve function) or sumthing like tht?

I skipped over this the first time because I was in a hurry and because I hate seeing nested function.

The answer lie in the "scope rules". Since function2() is def(inede) inside function1() on, it call be called ONLY from within function1()

def func1(*args, **kwarg):
    def func2(arg1, arg2):
         print arg1, arg2
         return results
    # do some work to make some args
    intermediateResuts = func2(val1, val2)
    return results

[bartonc]

You define ALL functions separately from one another before calling them with the parameters:

def display(parameter1, parameter2):
 
    {code of display}
 
    A = solve(parameters)
 
    {rest of code of display}
 
def solve(parameter3, parameter4):
 
    {code of solve}
 
    return number
 
display(x, y) 
 

When solve() is called inside display() it runs with the given parameters, and then returns the value of the number you want to display, which assigns it to A. If it doesn't return anything and just runs - you just call it without assigning.

This is, of course the cleaner thing to do, although python's syntax does not require it.

[bvdet]

i hav created a function(say solve(parameters)) within a function(say display(parameters)).... then the python code goes sumwat like this:

 
def display(parameter1, parameter2):
 
{code of display}
 
solve(parameter3, parameter4):
 
 
{code of solve and it gives me its output in the form of a number}
 
#now i want to return control to display
 
{remaining code of display continues...}
 

how do i pass control from 1 function 2 another... like in this example do i need 2 say return(in the solve function) or sumthing like tht?

I prefer to keep my nested functions before the code of the encapsulating function:

def funcMain(a, b):
    def funcNested(c, d):
        # perform some calculations
        result = c + d
        return result
 
    # body of funcMain()
    .............................
    var1 = funcNested(k, m)
    var2 = funcNested(q, r)
    ............................
    return answer

Python built-in 'return' returns control back to the calling function, and in this case passes the result of a calculation.