json - get value from function using python -

i have python function.

def v():     response = urllib2.urlopen('https://api.gosquared.com/v2/concurrents?api_key=xxxxx&site_token=xxxx&presenter=old')     data = json.load(response)      print data 

and have firebase

f = firebase('https://xxxxx.firebaseio.com/channel/1/status/viewers') r = f.update({'viewers': 'v()'}) 

i want value of key:value pair returned value v() function.

i've tried 'v()', "v()", , v() no avail.

what not understanding correctly?

your function should return value. it's printing , not returning nything

try this:

def v():     response = urllib2.urlopen('https://api.gosquared.com/v2/concurrents?api_key=xxxxx&site_token=xxxx&presenter=old')     data = json.load(response)      #comment below line if don't want print data , want return     print data     return data 

update: if want store returned data variable then:

returned_data = v()