Could somebody please explain what is happening ....

[John Dean]

John Dean wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I have been reading quite a lot of Python source code recently and I have
> come across a particular construct which I don't understand. I would be
> grateful if somebody could explain the reason for including the following
> lines of code. I have seen it only at the beginning of a module:-
> 
> global sys
> import sys
> 
> global os
> import os
> 
> ....
> ....
> 
> I know what global means and I know what import means but what is the
> reason for making an imported module global?
> 
Thank you to all who posted an answer. I was begining to think I was going
nuts or something. Even though I am new to Python I knew something was
wrong


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Best Regards
John