File "python", line 25 SyntaxError: 'return' outside function [duplicate]

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File "python", line 25 SyntaxError: 'return' outside function

total=0
for key in prices:
    sum=prices[key]*stock[key]
    print sum
    total=total+sum
return total

This error is self-explanatory. You can't return a value without defining a function. — DeepSpace
– DeepSpace, Commented Dec 21, 2015 at 18:26

Joe · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-21 18:37:12Z

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Try relocating this code into a function.

For example:

#!/usr/bin/env python
prices = { 'Python': 100 }
stock = { 'Python': 20 }

def total_portfolio_value():
  total=0
  for key in prices:
    sum=prices[key]*stock[key]
    print sum
    total=total+sum
  return total

total_portfolio_value()

answered Dec 21, 2015 at 18:37

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