How to access button action Function()'s return value?

[zmc]

Say I have a method I use via action Function() in a screen. I want to use the return value that the method returns. How do I get the return value (list of strings) so that I can display them, either in the screen or with a say?

button:
text "Test" size 40
action Function(myObject.method)

I started learning renpy yesterday, so if there are better ways of interacting with buttons and python, please do tell me. I know you can do something like 'action [Function(myObject.method), some other action, some other action], but I haven't fully grasped it.

Thanks!

[nyaatrap]

I also wanted to do it, but couldn't find any way. So I'm using global variables instead of return value. If you change global variables by the Function statement, then it'll update screens immediately.

[zmc]

I see. I'm trying out just using menus for what I want to do, although I still do want to find out how to do this. I'll try out globals too! Thanks!

[Pando]

FYI, also wanted to do that once. Also ended up using globals.

[nyaatrap]

This seems working, though I think using globals is efficient.

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screen test():
    default t="default"
    textbutton t action SetScreenVariable("t", test())
    
init python:
    def test():
        return "changed"

[zmc]

Oh, that's interesting. I'm gonna try that, but you're right about globals. I felt dirty using them at first, but I'm liking them more and more. Thanks!