why does python print not working after return?

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Why does print statement not run after I return in recursion in Python?

arr=['zero','one','two','three','four','five','six','seven','eight','nine']
def numToWord(num):
    if num==0:
        return
    
    dig=num%10
    num=num//10
    #print(arr[dig],end=" ")
    return numToWord(num)
    print(arr[dig],end=" ")
    
numToWord(345)

Asked By: VVarun

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Answer 1

**A return is a value that a function returns to the calling script or function when it completes its task.
So here return takes as a termination of this function. That's why it will not jump to next line.**

Answered By: Kazi Akib Javed

Answer 2

How return works is it ends the function and everything after it will not run. I would change your code to this:

arr=['zero','one','two','three','four','five','six','seven','eight','nine']

def numToWord(num):
    if num == 0:
        return

    dig = num % 10
    num = num // 10
    return dig,num

dig,num=numToWord(345)
print(arr[dig],end=" ")

Answered By: Flow

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