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Expand Up @@ -471,12 +471,12 @@ The :keyword:`return` statement
pair: class; definition

.. productionlist::
return_stmt: "return" [`expression_list`]
return_stmt: "return" [`starred_expression`]

:keyword:`return` may only occur syntactically nested in a function definition,
not within a nested class definition.

If an expression list is present, it is evaluated, else ``None`` is substituted.
If an expression is present, it is evaluated, else ``None`` is substituted.

:keyword:`return` leaves the current function call with the expression list (or
``None``) as return value.
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