Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.032 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.94; '*S*': 0.00; 'assigning': 0.09; 'filename': 0.09; 'function,': 0.09; "wouldn't": 0.14; '"is': 0.16; 'clause.': 0.16; 'defined,': 0.16; 'guess.': 0.16; 'inputs': 0.16; 'made,': 0.16; 'user?': 0.16; 'do,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'meant': 0.20; 'input': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'certainly': 0.24; 'suggested': 0.26; 'defined': 0.27; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'function': 0.29; 'rest': 0.29; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'comments': 0.31; 'usually': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'used,': 0.33; 'sense': 0.34; 'maybe': 0.34; "can't": 0.35; 'test': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'object,': 0.36; 'possible': 0.36; 'expected': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'anything': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'even': 0.60; 'name:': 0.61; 'simply': 0.61; 'you.': 0.62; 'information': 0.63; 'confirm': 0.64; 'between': 0.67; 'received:74.208': 0.68; '"not': 0.84; 'received:74.208.4.194': 0.84 Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 08:58:32 -0400 From: Dave Angel User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130510 Thunderbird/17.0.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: User Input References: <864c9d49-9929-43dd-b484-d6be92564cc3@googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <864c9d49-9929-43dd-b484-d6be92564cc3@googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:YFmfNMnui2pNCjJeFTohGpfv8Mex4aYg6lNouurehmt WhwU3gDPfAmRAjm7a+tmHNsq/vSoXhm2GOve+HVQHRFP/viFtR NdGZ0kdCQql5i/l4u2gIQqmafNjZAaYBVyW5eyAmjXYXZQq3OV Jj1dqrRYGgNRMKRxLtWl41ZDQzGtd9A9bMd8w9xlS+5fIqmY8c bjLqWGqt0d4UouwH2BcZqAHnYus49hesDI4Y3GJGG5XkyCPvM/ lAk4rJTCOrPs73VlnokshXM+bPZy/aKWUVncskU9g9+qudOOQz 22bvHsX/dwM1tuRdLy9TwNrizDvPa62Y6RQDjXtiQ8tO6bHC9P 1xZVZSwcTdTHu4MHZcAA= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 31 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1369918733 news.xs4all.nl 16000 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58462 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:46483 On 05/30/2013 08:37 AM, Eternaltheft wrote: > sorry about that, i got confused xD. yeah it works good now. > what i meant to say was can i return a function that i made, if the user inputs nothing? > There wouldn't be anything to stop you. However, if you have multiple returns from the same function, it's usually wise to return the same type of information from each of them. That's why Chris suggested simply assigning to filename in the if clause. But without the whole function, and maybe even a description of what the function is expected to do, we can only guess. Your comments still make no sense to me, > filename = input('file name: ') > if not filename: #i get filename is not defined But filename IS defined, immediately above. If it were undefined, you'd not be able to test it here. Big difference between "not defined" and "is empty string". > return(drawBoard) #possible to return function when no file input from user? If drawBoard is a function object, it's certainly possible to return it. But again, without seeing the rest of the function, and maybe how it's intended to be used, I can't confirm whether it makes sense. -- DaveA