why cant i get my "def" functions to output text correctly?

Question

When I run my script there is no output. It just does not output any text.

#!/usr/bin/env python
#coding: utf-8

def main_menu():
    print "this is the main menu"

What am I doing wrong?

you need to call the function inorder to execute it. calling `main_menu` will print from that function — Bibek Bhandari, Jul 10 '18 at 14:23

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 10 '18 at 14:26

2

Because you just declared the function and never called it. Try this:

def main_menu():
      print ("This is main menu")
main_menu()

I hope this helps. Have a great day!

edited Jul 10 '18 at 14:26

DavidG

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:23

Naazneen Jatu

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:21

0

Try this:

#!/usr/bin/env python
#coding: utf-8

def main_menu():
    print "this is the main menu"

if __name__ == "__main__":
     main_menu()

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:21

No idea why this was down-voted (Except maybe it could use more explanation). It's the correct way to do it. – FHTMitchell Jul 10 '18 at 14:25

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:24

0

You need to call the function in your script.

The simplest way would be to add this below your function definition

main_menu()

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:24

James Vance

3 Answers3