[Return Multiple Values from Functions]

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# To return multiple values from a function, simply return a tuple. For example:

>>> def myfun():
...     return 1, 2, 3
...
>>> a, b, c = myfun()
>>> a
1
>>> b
2
>>> c
3
# More advanced example:
def defineAList():
    local_list = ['1','2','3']
    return local_list 

def useTheList(passed_list):
    print "For checking purposes: in useTheList, list is", passed_list

def main():
    # returned list is ignored
    returned_list = defineAList()   

    # passed_list inside useTheList is set to what is returned from defineAList
    useTheList(returned_list) 

main()
# You can even skip the temporary returned_list and pass the returned value directly to useTheList:

def main():
    # passed_list inside useTheList is set to what is returned from defineAList
    useTheList(defineAList())