Dynamical output in Python Functions -

when use def, can use **kwargs , *args define dynamic inputs function

is there similar return tuples, i've been looking behaves this:

def foo(data):     return 2,1  a,b=foo(5) a=2 b=1 a=foo(5) a=2 

however if declare 1 value unpack, sends whole tuple on there:

a=foo(5) a=(2,1) 

i use 'if' statements, wondering if there less cumbersome. use hold variable store value, return value might kind of large have place holder that.

thanks

if need generalize return value, this:

def function_that_could_return_anything(data):      # stuff     return_args = ['list', 'of', 'return', 'values']     return_kwargs = {'dict': 0, 'of': 1, 'return': 2, 'values': 3}     return return_args, return_kwargs  a, b = function_that_could_return_anything(...) thing in  a:      # stuff  item in b.items():      # stuff 

in opinion simpler return dictionary, access parameters get():

dict_return_value = foo() = dict_return_value.get('key containing a', none) if a:     # stuff