Hi, so i've got a bit of a general question about abstractions, if i put "return best_value" as the conclusion for instance, go i now have the global variable 'best_value' available?
Otherwise, do i need to say,

def get_best_value()

newVariable = get_best_value()

In order to link the output to a variable?

I'm working on pset6 at the moment, and with all those definitions flying around i've found myself a little confused.

Thanks.

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Hi, so i've got a bit of a general question about abstractions, if i put "return best_value" as the conclusion for instance, go i now have the global variable 'best_value' available? 
Otherwise, do i need to say, 

def get_best_value()

newVariable = get_best_value() 

In order to link the output to a variable?

I'm working on pset6 at the moment, and with all those definitions flying around i've found myself a little confused.

Thanks.

anonymous · Answer

http://pastebin.com/hb4bQGyL

siberman · Answer

Hey, thanks for that, so this leads to the further question, what if a function has multiple outputs? Is it necessary to us the function to populate a list?

anonymous · Answer

there is only one return statement. if you want to return more than one thing you can put them in a list or a dictionary or a tuple. you can return any type of object. http://dpaste.com/711361/

siberman · Answer

That's what i thought, i guess returning a dictionary with meaningful keys would be a good way to go. 

Thanks for the clarification,