python use multiple values in multiple function

Question

How to do something like this in python

def func1():
    x = 2
    y = 3
    return x, y

def funcx():
    print(func1().x)

def funcy():
    print(func1().y         


        

Answer 1

Python functions can return only one value, but it is easy for that value to contain others. In your example, func1 returns a single tuple, which in turn contains two values.

>>> def func1():
...     x = 2
...     y = 3
...     return x, y
...
>>> func1()
(2, 3)

You can index or unpack this return value just like any other tuple:

>>> func1()[0]
2
>>> func1()[1]
3
>>> a, b = func1()
>>> a
2

You can use indexing also in your desired functions:

def funcx():
    print(func1()[0])

def funcy():
    print(func1()[1])

If you desire named fields, you can use a dict or namedtuple:

# dict
def func1():
    return {'x': 2, 'y': 3}

def funcx():
    print(func1()['x'])

# namedtuple
from collections import namedtuple

Point2D = namedtuple('Point2D', ['x', 'y'])
def func1():
    return Point2D(x=2, y=3)

def funcx():
    print(func1().x)