function returning a list

[Brad Tilley]

Can a function return a list?

 

[beliavsky]

Can a function return a list?

Yes, it can return anything. Here is a trivial example:

def twice(x):
return 2*x

print twice(1.0) # 2.0
print twice([1.0]) # [1.0, 1.0]

Note that "2*x" has a very different effect, depending on what "x" is.

 

[Rick Holbert]

Can a function return a list?
Yes

.... list = [1, 2, 3]
.... return list
....[1, 2, 3]

 

[Brad Tilley]

Brad Tilley wrote:

Can a function return a list?

Yes

... list = [1, 2, 3]
... return list
...

[1, 2, 3]

Thanks guys, stupid question. I got it working.