Methods Can Return

If a normal function doesn't return anything, it's typically not a very useful function. In contrast, methods often don't return anything because they can mutate (update) the properties of the object instead. That's exactly what we did in the last assignment.

However, they can return values if you want! They're just functions with access to an object, after all. A common use case is a "getter" method that returns a calculated value based on the properties of the object.

class Soldier:
    armor: int = 2
    num_weapons: int = 2

    def get_speed(self) -> int:
        speed = 10
        speed -= self.armor
        speed -= self.num_weapons
        return speed


soldier_one = Soldier()
print(soldier_one.get_speed())
# prints "6"