Return Statement

[Stephen Hansen]

On 1/26/11 12:26 PM, sl33k_ wrote:
> How does "return True" and "return False" affect the execution of the
> calling function?

It doesn't -- the value 'True' or 'False' is simply returned, and
assigned to a name if the calling function does so explicitly. But
there's no built in affects. If you want it to alter the execution, you
have to do so yourself, i.e.:

def myfun():
    return True
def myfun2():
    return False

if myfun():
    print "Something is true!"

myfun2()
print "I'm called. Cuz, the return value of myfun2 was simply discarded."

-- 

   Stephen Hansen
   ... Also: Ixokai
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