Is it possible to return a variable and use it...?

[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:15:10 -0800, Nathan Pinno wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> Is it possible to return a variable and then use it like the
> following:
> [code]
> dir exp_1:
>     while hen != "*"
>        sum = sum + hen
>     return sum
> 
> dir exp_2:
>    if sum >= total_needed:
>      print "Profit can be made."
>    else:
>      print "Expect a loss."
> 
> total_needed = int(raw_input("What is the total eggs needed? "))
> hen = int(raw_input("How many eggs did each hen lay? Enter them in 1
> by 1 or enter * when done. "))
> exp_1
> exp_2
> 
> [/code]
> 
> If not, then how do I do so?

Please work through the tutorial, then try to write actual Python code and
come back if you have problems with your implementation of the program. 
Show us the real code and a description of either what error message you
get, with full traceback, or if it does not raise an exception but just
does not what you excpect it to do, tell us what you expected and what you
get instead.

Ciao,
	Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch