Python return variable defined with raw_input

Question

i wonder how to pass some variable through functions with return in python, if one function starts with raw_input like this:

def function1():
    a = raw_input("Type something: ")
    return a

def function2():
    b = function1()       #i want b to get value of a 

When i try this and try to print "b" it just shows me again "Type something: " and again and again

Answer 1

You need to call function2

def function1():
    a = raw_input("Type something: ")
    return a

def function2():
    b = function1()
    print b
function2()