Module 8: Functions

The Return Statement

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The Concept

The `return` keyword is used to send the result of a function's execution back to the place where it was called. It also terminates the execution of the function immediately.

Key Points

`return` passes data from a local function scope back to the global script.
When a `return` statement is executed, the function stops running immediately. Any code after a `return` statement in the same block will not be executed.
If you don't explicitly use a `return` statement, Python functions implicitly return `None`.

The Return Statement

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Code

def add(a, b):

    return a + b

result = add(5, 3)

print(result)

Call Stack

🌐 <module>running

Variables

Global

add=<function>

variable

Output

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Function Definition

We define add() with two parameters: a and b. The function computes their sum and uses "return" to send the result back to the caller.

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Core Concept Mastery • Python Visual Series Module

🔥Module 1: Python Setup & Basics

Module 2: Variables & Memory

Module 3: Data Types

Module 4: Operators

Module 5: Conditional Statements

Module 6: Control Statements

Module 7: Lists, Tuples, Sets & Dictionaries

Module 8: Functions

Module 9: Classes & Objects

The Return Statement

The Concept

Key Points

The Return Statement

Function Definition

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The Return Statement

The Concept

Key Points

The Return Statement

Function Definition

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