Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist

I’ve got a function that doesn’t return what I expect.

If you have a return statement with a complex expression, you don’t have a chance to
print the result before returning. Again, you can use a temporary variable. For example,
instead of:

return  self.hands[i].removeMatches()

you could write:

count   =   self.hands[i].removeMatches()

return  count

Now you have the opportunity to display the value of count before returning.