[Tutor] Functions output

[Dave Angel]

mbikinyi brat wrote:

> Dear all, 
> Here are two functions printme and change quite spaced apart. When executed the output in bold are joined. What can I do so that the results are separate in two blocks?
> ?
> #Function definition is here
> def printme(str):
> ??? "This prints a passed string into this function"
> ??? print str
> ??? return
> #Now you can call printme function
> printme("I'm first call to user defined function!")
> printme("Again second call to the same function")
> ?
> ?
> #Function definition is here
> def changeme(mylist):
> ??? "THIS CHANGES A PASSED LIST INTO THIS FUNCTION"
> ??? mylist.append([1, 2,3,4])
> ??? 
> ??? return
> " now you can call the changme function"
> mylist=[10, 20, 30]
> print "valuse outside the function:", mylist
> print "values inside this function:", mylist
> ?
> ?
> ?
>   
> I'm first call to user defined function!
> Again second call to the same function
> valuse outside the function: [10, 20, 30]
> values inside this function: [10, 20, 30]
>   
>
> Regards,
> Henry
>
>   
I can't see "bold," in a text email.  But presuming you're wondering why 
the two output lines are deferred:  starting "I'm first..."  and "Again 
second..."   I wonder as well.

When I try to replicate your situation, I'm starting python.exe at the 
XP Windows command prompt. It starts like this:
M:\>c:\ProgFiles\Python26\python.exe
Python 2.6.2 (r262:71605, Apr 14 2009, 22:40:02) [MSC v.1500 32 bit 
(Intel)] on win32


What does  yours say?

Anyway when I type exactly what you did, I get several errors.  So I 
suspect your transcript isn't faithful.  You really should copy&paste 
from the console to the message.

So I add indentation, and blank lines as appropriate, and as expected, I 
see each of those two lines echoes immediately after the corresponding 
call to printme().

I suspect you're doing this inside some shell tool, perhaps in some IDE, 
not at the command prompt.