[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can someone explain to me the output of this simple script? I wonder > why ['test1.txt'] is printed before "files in c:\", and also why None > shows up? > > ________________ > in file test.py: > > def main(): > > print "files in c:\ :%s" % ListFiles("c:\") > > def ListFiles(path): > for root,dirs,files in os.walk(path): > print files > > if __name__ == "__main__": > main(): > > ________________ > output: > > C:\> python test.py > ['test1.txt'] > files in c:\ :None
The function ListFiles() is being called first. This produces the result that will be used to replace the %s of the print statement. In this case, the return value is None, so nothing is printed. How to Think Like a Computer Scientist http://www.ibiblio.org.obp/thinkCSpy/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list