See exactly what a function has returned

[Josh Close]

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:30:22 -0400, Brad Tilley <bradtilley at usa.net> wrote:
> Peter Hansen wrote:
> > Brad Tilley wrote:
> >
> >> Is there an easier way to do this:
> >>
> >> def print_whats_returned(function):
> >>     print function
> >>     print type(function)
> >
> >
> > What is "this"?  The subject line and the name of
> > the function imply it is something to do with the
> > return values of a function, yet the function is
> > never called.  While Python is sometimes called
> > executable pseudo-code, I think in this case you'd
> > be better off using plain English to describe what
> > your goal is.
> >
> > -Peter
> 
> OK,
> 
> def print_whats_returned(function):
>      ## A function that shows what another function has returned
>      ## as well as the 'type' of the returned data.
>      print function
>      print type(function)
> 
> def send_net_params_to_admin(ip_param, port_param):
>      ip = get_server_ip()
>      port = get_server_port()
>      return ip, port
> 
> print_whats_returned(send_net_params_to_admin(get_server_ip(),
> get_server_port()))

def send_net_params_to_admin(ip_param, port_param):
     ip = get_server_ip()
     port = get_server_port()
     return ip, port

print send_net_params_to_damin(ip_param, port_param)