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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 09:56:37 +1000
Subject: Re: Can Python function return multiple data?
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On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 7:27 AM, fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just see the tutorial says Python can return value in function, it does
> not say multiple data results return situation. In C, it is possible.
> How about Python on a multiple data return requirement?

Technically, neither C nor Python can return multiple values from a
single function call. In Python, the most common way to do this is to
return a tuple, which can then be unpacked; as other posts in this
thread have shown, this can look a lot like returning multiple values,
and it's pretty convenient. In C, the nearest equivalent is passing a
number of pointers as parameters, and having the function fill out
values. Python's model is a lot closer to what you're saying than C's
model is :)

ChrisA