Return variable from a label?

[newbiemate]

I have a label that receives a variable, modifies it, then passes it to another label where I calculate some result. Once that second label finishes, I'd like to use that new result in the first label. How can I get the new value when the second label returns to the first label?

ie, this illustrates what I'm trying to do:

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label doit(i):
    $ i = do_something(i)
    return i

label run_it(x):
    $ x = x + 1
    call doit(x)

    # How do I then get the new value from the doit() call?

[philat]

Why wouldn't you just use a python function?

[newbiemate]

The example above was kinda simplified to show what I was trying to do. I actually have a mini-game in the second label, and it calls a lot of other things, like showing certain screens and all. I want the result of that mini-game to be returned to the calling label, and was wondering how I could do that.

[philat]

Ah, well, in that case. https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/label.ht ... -statement

[newbiemate]

If the optional expression is given to return, it is evaluated, and it's result is stored in the _return variable. This variable is dynamically scoped to each context.

Does this mean I should do this:

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label run_it(x):
    $ x = x + 1
    call doit(x)

    $ x = _return

[DragoonHP]

Yeah, that should work.

One more thing, variables created in a label are available in the global scope. So you could directly reference i in the run_it label after the doit label call.