Question

Using an example showing how a function in Python can return multiple values.

Answer 1

(a) Either receive the returned values in the form of a tuple variable.

For example:

def squared(x, y, z):
    return x, y *y, z * z
t = squared (2,3,4)
print(t)

Tuple t will be printed as:
(4, 9, 16)

(b) Or you can directly unpack the received values of the tuple by specifying the same number of variables on the left-hand side of the assignment in the function call.

For example:

def squared(x, y, z):
    return x* x, y * y, z * z
v1, v2, v3 = squared (2, 3, 4)
print("The returned values are as under:")
print (v1, v2, v3)

Output is:-
4 9 16