Returning Values from Functions

Snippet

Functions use the return keyword to send a result back to the part of the program that called the function.

snippet.py
python
def add_five(number):
    return number + 5
 
result = add_five(10)
print(result)

Breakdown

def add_five(number):

Defines a function that takes one input parameter.

return number + 5

Sends the calculated result back to the caller.

result = add_five(10)

Calls the function and stores its returned value in a variable.

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