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Python Functions, Packing, and Unpacking Getting Info In and Out of Functions Functions with Arguments and Returns

Posted by Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points

I don't know what's wrong with my answer

Here is my code for challenge task part 2

creating_functions.py 
def hello_student(name):
    return( "Hello " +  name )
    hello_student()
    val = return(hello)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

The (first) "return" line ends the function. All the code after it that is indented will be ignored.

But even without the indentation, the next line only does part of what the instructions ask. They say "Call the hello_student() function and save the return value to a variable called hello.". The function is being called, but the output isn't being saved.

And the final line is not proper syntax and isn't needed anyway.