Python program with def function

Question

My goal is as follows:

• Define a function called elements() with no arguments.
• Prompt user to input three favorite elements.
• Assign input to a variable called ele .
• Return the variable ele .
• Save the output of this function to a variable called s_elements .
• Print "So your favorite chemical elements are Na, K, Mg" .

So far, I have

def elements():
       ele = input("What are your three favorite chemical elements? ")
       s_elements=print ele
       print("So your favorite chemical elements are", s_elements)

I'm getting an error with print ele and the function is not working properly. How can I fix this?

Answer 1

You are not following the instructions of your assignment properly.

You are supposed to return ele . So first:

def elements():
       ele = input("What are your three favorite chemical elements? ")
       return ele

Then, your assignment states you need to call the method and store it in s_elements :

s_elements = elements()

Then you are supposed to print it, which that part you have done properly:

print("So your favorite chemical elements are", s_elements)