Why does the code not work?

Question

def multiply(a, b):
a * b
multiply(6, 9)

Answer 1

Bcuz Ur aa fagit

Answer 2

what does return do

Answer 3

You have to tell Python to give a output.

define a output and tell Python to show it to you.

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def muti (a,b)
result = a*b #thats the definition of the result
print(result) #the call to print

multi (2,2)
>>>4

Answer 4

how do i tell python to show it to me. ive been shouting at it because it doesnt work

Answer 5

why is that very complicated

Answer 6

with print
look at my example above

Answer 7

Your fiction should "return" the result, otherwise is almost unuseful..
maybe the easiest solution is

def multiply(a,b):
return a*b

Now you can see the result by

print(multiply(6,9))

or assign the result to another variable among the rest of the code by

prod=multiply(6,9)

Answer 8

you forgot to return the value of a*b.

Answer 9

b cs ur m um gayy

Answer 10

The code is not working because a*b must be assigned to a new or existing variable or it must be passed as arguments to a function (function examples return, print e.t.c.)
[when interpreter reaches b in a*b it expects = because may be programmer is trying to do something like this a*=b]
After that the code would work but u won't be able to see the output as there is no print. Below are some working examples

def multiply (a, b) : #best solution
print(a*b)
multiply(6,9)

Or

def multiply (a, b) :
return(a*b)
print(multiply (6,9))

Or

def mul(a, b):
a*=b
return(a)
print(mul(6,9))

Or

def mul(a, b)
c=a*b
return (c)
print(mul(6,9))