What is the difference of Return and Print?

Question

What is the purpose of return? Wouldn't print just be easier?

Answer 1

return gets you variables from the local namespace of functions so you can use them in your global namespace.

# local function namespace
def add(a, b):
res = a + b
return res

#global namespace
a = 1
b = 2
sum = add(a, b)
print(sum)

output:
3

print() prints the objects you provided, for instance a string and/or variables, to your screen.

def foo(bar):
print("Hello")

print("World)

output:
"Hello"
"World"

Answer 2

Kevin Dietrichstein So return is like print for functions?