Python function return Statement

Python function return Statement sends objects back to the caller code. These objects are known as the function’s return value.

def fun():
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    return [expression]

Note: The statements after the return statements are not executed.

Python function return

Simple example code Python Function Return Value.

def my_function(x):
    return 100 * x


print(my_function(3))
print(my_function(5))
print(my_function(9))

Output:

Return list

def fun():
    s = "Hello"
    x = 20
    return [s, x];


# Driver code
list1 = fun()
print(list1)

Output: [‘Hello’, 20]

Return Dictionary

def fun():
    d = dict();
    d['s'] = "Hello"
    d['x'] = 20
    return d


# Driver code
dict1 = fun()
print(dict1)

Output: {‘s’: ‘Hello’, ‘x’: 20}

Function returning another function

def create_adder(x):
    def adder(y):
        return x + y

    return adder


add1 = create_adder(15)

print("The result is", add1(10))


# Returning different function
def outer(x):
    return x * 10


def my_func():
    # returning different function
    return outer


# storing the function in res
res = my_func()

print("The result is:", res(10))

Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this Python function topic.

Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)

Windows 10

Python 3.10.1

All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.