Python define function error

Question

I am getting error when defining function in Python using command prompt.
I dont know how to exit def function. Normally python runs with
>>>
and when defining it changes to
...
I get error even when I enter return command.
Please help.

Answer 1

When you get ... in IDLE, it means that the interpreter is asking for additional input. Continue defining your function. Remember to indent the next line to make it a block of the function.

>>> def myFunc(x):
... print(x)
...
>>>

Finish defining the function with a blank line.