The Return block

Finish a function · in code: Return Values

What it does

Finishes a function and goes back to the Call that ran it, giving back a value if you want.

Use it for

Giving back an answer: price + tax.
Finishing early, like when a Decision finds what it's looking for.

What to fill in

Give back: The answer, like price + tax. Leave it empty to give nothing back.

Try it

Open it in the editor, press Run, then change it and run it again.

Example · FunctionsPrice MachineBuild a lineTotal(price, qty) function once, then use it for pens and for notebooks.

Try it

1def lineTotal(price, qty):2    cost = price * qty3    return cost4
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6print("Stationery shop: pens ₹10 each, notebooks ₹45 each")7pens = int(input("How many pens? "))8pensCost = lineTotal(10, pens)9books = int(input("How many notebooks? "))10booksCost = lineTotal(45, books)11total = pensCost + booksCost12print("Pens: ₹" + str(pensCost))13print("Notebooks: ₹" + str(booksCost))14print("Total to pay: ₹" + str(total))

Tips

Every path in a function ends at a Return, the way the main program ends at End.
Either every Return in a function gives something back, or none of them do.

See it in use

Examples with the Return block

Learn it in lesson 8Functions: name a job, use it again

Goes with

Function Call