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Indexing a list needs parens:

sub giveList{ 1 .. 10 };;

print +( giveList() )[ 2 ];;
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Note: the unary + is to avoid the intensely annoying: print (...) interpreted as function ...

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Re^2: Pick a single item from a sub's return list
by roho (Bishop) on Oct 31, 2015 at 12:41 UTC
    A bit OT, but I have always wondered why you end statements with 2 semi-colons. I know there's nothing syntactically wrong with it.

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      My REPL accepts multiple input lines by the expedient of accumulating them until a line is ended with a double semicolon.

      An unedited C&P from my REPL:

      [0] Perl>
sub giveList {
    return 1 .. 10;
}

print +( giveList() )[ 2 ];

;;
3
[0] Perl>

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      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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