nargout in Python

Question

Does Python have any equivalent of nargout in MATLAB? I find nargout a very neat approach if we want to keep the number of return parameters flexible. Is there a way I can f

Answer 1

I have a strange idea ...

def nargout():
   import traceback
   callInfo = traceback.extract_stack()
   callLine = str(callInfo[-3].line)
   split_equal = callLine.split('=')
   split_comma = split_equal[0].split(',')
   return len(split_comma)

def fun():
   this = nargout()
   if this == 1:
       return 3
   else:
       return 3, 4

a = fun()
a, b = fun()

I really miss Matlab now :D

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Improved by:

def nargout(*args):
   import traceback
   callInfo = traceback.extract_stack()
   callLine = str(callInfo[-3].line)
   split_equal = callLine.split('=')
   split_comma = split_equal[0].split(',')
   num = len(split_comma)
   return args[0:num] if num > 1 else args[0]

def fun(nparray):
   return nargout(np.mean(nparray), np.std(nparray))

arr = np.array([3, 4, 5])
mean = fun(arr)
mean, std = fun(arr)