Question on Python Function

[Alister]

On Mon, 24 May 2010 13:15:01 -0700, joy99 wrote:

> Dear Group,
> 
> I have a small question on function.
> 
> If I write two functions like the following:
> 
> IDLE 2.6.5
>>>> def function1(n):
> 	element1=5
> 	element2=6
> 	add=element1+element2
> 	print "PRINT THE ADDITION",add
> 
> 
>>>> def function2(n):
> 	element3=7
> 	element4=22
> 	mult=element3*element4
> 	print "PRINT THE MULTIPLICATION",mult
> 
> Can I now write a third function where the above two functions can be
> passed as argument or parameter?
> 
> Best Regards,
> Subhabrata.
> 
> NB: As I copied the code from IDLE to MS-Word befor posting here, codes
> may have slight indentation errors.

I don't quite see the point of your functions as they do not use their 
parameters in any way, but you need to set a return value

 IDLE 2.6.5
>>> def function1(n):
 	element1=5
 	element2=6
 	add=element1+element2
 	return add
 
>>> def function2(n):
 	element3=7
 	element4=22
 	mult=element3*element4
	return mult

>>> def function3(x,y):
	print "add= %s mult=%s" % (x , y)

>>>function3(function1(1),funtcion2(2))

	
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