class Validator():
    def scene(self):
        # Do validations here
        return {'result': True, 'data' my_data, 'external_references': my_references}
    def character(self):
        # Do validations here
        return {'result': True, 'data' my_data, 'external_references': my_references}
# Usage
v = Validator()
scene_results = v.scene()
character_results = v.character()
if scene_results['result']:
    print "Scene Validation Succesful!"
    print "Data:", scene_results['data'], ", Files:", scene_results['external_references']
if character_results['result']:
    print "Character Validation Succesful!"
    print "Data:", character_results['data'], ", Files:", character_results['external_references']

class Validator():
    def __init__(self):
        self.scene_result = None
        self.scene_data = None
        self.scene_external_references = None
        self.character_result = None
        self.character_data = None
        self.character_external_references = None
    def scene(self):
        ## Do validations here
        self.scene_result = True
        self.scene_data = my_data
        self.scene_external_references = my_references
        # Won't return the values
    def character(self):
        # Do validations here
        self.scene_result = True
        self.scene_data = my_data
        self.scene_external_references = my_references
        # Won't return the values
# Usage
v = Validator()
v.scene()
v.character()
if v.scene_result:
    print "Scene Validation Succesful!"
    print "Data:", v.scene_data, ", Files:", v.scene_external_references
if v.character_result:
    print "Character Validation Succesful!"
    print "Data:", v.character_data, ", Files:", v.character_external_references