Importing an output from another function

[James Stroud]

Byte wrote:
> Now what do I do if Func1() has multiple outputs and Func2() requires
> them all to give its own output, as follows:
> 
> import random
> 
> def Func1():
>     choice = ('A', 'B', 'C')
>     output = random.choice(choice)
>     output2 = random.choice(choice)
>     return output
>     return output2


The function will return at "return output", so "return output2" will 
never be reached.

> def Func2(item1, item2):
>     print item1, item2
> 
> output1 = Func1()
> Func2(output1)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>  -- /usr/bin/byte
> 


Try this (I think its called "argument expansion", but I really don't 
know what its called, so I can't point you to docs):

def Func1():
     choice = ('A', 'B', 'C')
     output = random.choice(choice)
     output2 = random.choice(choice)
     return output, output2

def Func2(*items):
     print items

output = Func1()
Func2(*output1)


BETTER:
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You can also make a "generator" (which I have made generalized, which 
seems to be what you are striving for):


def Gener1(num):
     choice = ('A', 'B', 'C')
     for i in xrange(num):
       yield random.choice(choice)

def Func2(item):
     print item

for item in Gener1(2):
     Func2(item)


James

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