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[Littlefield, Tyler]

The return value simply returns a value to the calling function, which 
the function can handle, however it wants. so: for example
def add(a, b):
   return (a+b)

That simply returns the value a+b, which you can use however you like, 
like so: i=add(2,3) will assign the return value to add.

I recommend you check out the tutorial on python.org, which explains all 
of this; the documentation does not need updating, at least not in that 
respect.
On 1/23/2011 11:41 AM, Scott Meup wrote:
> I'm trying tolearn Python.  The documentation tells syntax, and other things
> about a command.  But for too many commands, it doesn't tell what it does.
> for instance, in VB the 'return' command tells the program what line to
> execute after some event (usually an error). In Python it appears to return
> a value.  Where does it return it to?  I couldn't find anywhere on the
> Python website to find out or to ask Python to upgrade their documentation.
> Can somebody please recommend a source.
>
>


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Thanks,
Ty