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Python Python Basics All Together Now Cleaner Code Through Refactoring

Annaliese Laurila
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Annaliese Laurila
Courses Plus Student 3,265 Points

MDAS Styling

Is adding the () on the function return a style standard? Or just for this lesson?

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The parens are added to improve readability but don’t change the functionality of the expression.

The parens are part of the expression evaluated to get an object to return and are not part of the return statement syntax that returns an object.

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!