Re: How can i return more than one value from a function to more than one variable
> basically what I wanna do is this : > > x = 4 > y = 7 > def switch (z,w): > ***this will switch z to w and vice verca*** > c= z > z=w > w=c > print 'Now x =', w, 'and y = ' , z > return w > x = switch(x,y) > > How am I supposed to do so I can return also a value to the variable y > WITHOUT printing 'Now x =', w, 'and y = ' , z a second time ? > > thanks in advance Using multiple assignment. # Swap values x, y = 4, 7 y, x = x, y Or to keep this in a function, return a tuple and assign from that: def switch(x, y): return y, x x, y = switch(x, y) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Fairly OT: Why "flufl"?
On Feb 4, 2013 4:27 PM, "nn" wrote:
>
> On Feb 4, 10:10 am, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > This isn't particularly related to the post I'm quoting, it's more a
> > point of curiosity.
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:53 AM, João Bernardo wrote:
> >
> > Re: [Python-ideas] constant/enum type in stdlib
> >
> > > I have my own implementation with a basic api somewhat borrowed from
> > > flufl.enum (plus a lot of other stuff)...
> >
> > What is the origin of the term FLUFL? It's referenced in PEP 401 about
> > the retirement of the BDFL and the appointment of Barry Warsaw as
> > Guido's successor. Is that where the expression FLUFL originated, or
> > is "Friendly Language Uncle For Life" a backformation?
> >
> > This might be more of a personal question for Barry, in the same way
> > that asking me why I'm "Rosuav" wouldn't be a list question, but I'm
> > wondering if there's something more Python to it.
> >
> > Just a point of random curiosity!
> >
> > ChrisA
>
> My guess is that it originated with PEP 401, and that FLUFL ("Friendly
> Language Uncle For Life") were created as humorous take on the equally
> silly title of BDFL ("Benevolent Dictator For Life").
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Barry talks about the origin of "flufl" at the end of this radio free
python podcast.
http://radiofreepython.com/episodes/10/
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