How to print a python function return value in shell?

Question

def hello():
    return "hello world"

The above is my python code. In the shell I am entering:

fooshell=$(python -c 'import hello; hello.hello()')

but when I do

echo $fooshell

I am getting an empty line.

Answer 1

Use print

fooshell=$(python -c 'import hello; print(hello.hello())')

If your hello() method itself doesn't print to stdout .