Name

return
Examples 
def timestwo(dVal):
    return dVal  * 2

t = timestwo(30)
print(t) # 60


def timestwo(dVals):
    return [x * 2 for x in dVals]

t = timestwo([10, 20, 30])
print(t)  # [20, 40, 60]

def draw(): 
    background(204)
    line(0, 0, width, height)
    if mousePressed:
        return  # Break out of draw(), skipping the line statement below
    line(0, height, width, 0)# Executed only if mouse is not pressed
Description Keyword used to indicate the value to return from a function.
The keyword return may also be used to break out of a function, thus not allowing the program to the remaining statements. (See the third example above.)
Syntax
def function:
    statements
    return value
Parameters
functionthe function being defined
statementsany valid statements
valuethe value to return

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