return vs print

Two different things.

Output vs result

print shows information on the screen. return gives a value back to the code that called the function. They are different.

Python

def double_print(x):
    print(x * 2)

def double_return(x):
    return x * 2

double_print(5)
result = double_return(5)
print(result)

→ 10 10

Try it

Use print when you want to show something to the user. Use return when you want to compute a value that other code will use.