return values from scripts

[Mike Burnett]

While running a script in the python interpreter, I need to run a second
script from the first, passing some values to the second.  I know I can
do this with: execfile('second.py',locals()).  Is there any way to get
back into the original script one value (a return status) from the
second script?  Is there any way to get several parameter values back?

Mike Burnett
burnettmn at ornl.gov