If you want to return more than two values, consider using a named tuple. It will allow the caller of the function to access fields of the returned value by name, which is more readable. You can …

However, when using Python for real-world applications, you quickly run into many cases where returning multiple values is necessary, and results in cleaner code. So, I'd say do whatever …

Feb 5, 2009 · 28 It seems like in most mainstream programming languages, returning multiple values from a function is an extremely awkward thing. The typical solutions are to make either …

The canonical way to return multiple values in languages that support it is often tupling. Option: Using a tuple Consider this trivial example: def f(x): y0 = x + 1 y1 = x * 3 y2 = y0 ** y3

Sep 25, 2019 · How do I write the function declaration using Python type hints for function returning multiple return values? Is the below syntax allowed? def greeting (name: str) -> str, …

47 This question already has answers here: How can I return two values from a function in Python? (8 answers)

Sep 6, 2016 · If you return two items from a function, then you are returning a tuple of length two, because that is how returning multiple items works. It's not a list.

I'm still very new to Python and the only thing I can think of is to return a tuple with the boolean and modified string. Related question: Is it pythonic for a function to return multiple values?

Say I have a Python function that returns multiple values in a tuple: def func(): return 1, 2 Is there a nice way to ignore one of the results rather than just assigning to a temporary variabl...

I have a function in python that can either return a bool or a list. Is there a way to specify the types using type hints? For example, is this the correct way to do it? def foo(id) -> list or b...