Python return list from function

Question

I have a function that parses a file into a list. I\'m trying to return that list so I can use it in other functions.

def splitNet():
    network = []
    f         


        

Answer 1

I assume you are not assigning the returned value to a variable in scope.

ie. you can't do

splitNet()
print network

instead you would

network = splitNet()
print network

or for that matter

my_returned_network_in_scope = splitNet()
print my_returned_network_in_scope

otherwise you could declare network outside of the splitNet function, and make it global, but that is not the recommended approach.

Answer 2

You may declare the name of the variable assigned to the list as global, like this:

def get_list():
    global destination_list
    destination_list = []
    destination_list.extend(('1','2','3'))
    return destination_list

get_list()
print(destination_list)