Multiple Return Values

Snippet

A Python function can return multiple values separated by commas. These are returned as a tuple and can be unpacked into separate variables.

snippet.py
python
def get_coordinates():
    x = 10
    y = 20
    return x, y
 
pos_x, pos_y = get_coordinates()

Breakdown

def get_coordinates():

Starts the definition of a function.

return x, y

Returns two values at once as a tuple.

pos_x, pos_y = get_coordinates()

Calls the function and assigns the two returned values to two variables.

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