[Tutor] Return T/F vs print T/F

[Sivaram Neelakantan]

While trying out code, I have trouble following the difference between 

return True vs print True and the same with False.  If I use return
for the True/False statements, nothing gets printed.  Why? And if I
add a print before the function call I get an output like 

>>>True
None

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def first(word):
    return word[0]
def last(word):
    return word[-1]
def middle(word):
    return word[1:-1]

def palin(text):
    if first(text) == last(text):
        # print first(text), last(text), middle(text), len(middle(text))
        if len(middle(text)) == 0:
            print True
        else:
            palin(middle(text))
    else:
        print False


palin("o")             
palin("nxon")
palin("nooxooxoon")
print palin("nabban") 
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