Newbie - Variable Scope

[Gonçalo Rodrigues]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:02:14 +0530, "RN"
<rohit.nadhani at tallysolutions.com> wrote:

>I have a 2 Python scripts that contain the following lines:
>
>test.py
>-------
>from testmod import *
>a1 = 10
>modfunc()
>
>testmod.py
>-----------
>def modfunc():
>    print a1
>
>When I run test.py, it returns the following error:
>
>  File "testmod.py", line 2, in modfunc
>    print a1
>NameError: global name 'a1' is not defined
>
>My intent is to make a1 a global variable - so that I can access its value
>in all functions of imported modules. What should I do?
>

The only truly global names in Python are the builtin ones and you
shouldn't be mucking with those unless you have a very good reason to.
Plain global variables are just global at module-level not across
modules.

To solve your problem:

- import test.py everywhere you need a1.

- Even better, reorganize your code so that you do not need global
variables in the first place.

Any more questions just holler, with my best regards,
G. Rodrigues