Returning None value without me asking for it

Question

def city_country(city, country):
    message = print(f"{city} is in the {country}! ")
    return message

city_n = input("What is the city called? ")
country_n = input("Where is it located? ")

final_message = city_country(city_n , country_n)
print(final_message)

It gives me None when it's not supposed to. Am I doing it wrong?

Line 2: Variable `message` is the returned value of the function `print`. But `print` returns `None` so you get `None` back. — curiouscupcake, Mar 31 '21 at 19:43
the `print` function does not return anything, so you are getting `None` — kennyvh, Mar 31 '21 at 19:43
You want the `input()` function, not the `print()` function :) — GandhiGandhi, Mar 31 '21 at 19:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 31 '21 at 19:45

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You can not define the variable as a print function, as print does not return anything, it just prints something

answered Mar 31 '21 at 19:45

Gevezo

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The print function returns `None`. All functions without an explicit return will return `None` in Python. – lvrf Mar 31 '21 at 19:47
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Of course you *can*. `print` returns `None` always though, so it's not very useful – juanpa.arrivillaga Mar 31 '21 at 19:55

Returning None value without me asking for it

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