create global variables?

[Alistair King]

Gary Herron wrote:
> Alistair King wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> is there a simple way of creating global variables within a function?
>>
>>   
>>     
> Use the "global" statement within a function to bind a variable to a
> global. 
>
> See http://docs.python.org/ref/global.html for details.
>
>
>   
>>>> def x():
>>>>         
> ...          global g
> ...          g = 123
> ...
>   
>>>> x()
>>>> g
>>>>         
> 123
>   
>
> Gary Herron
>
>
>
>
>   
>> ive tried simply adding the variables in:
>>
>> def function(atom, Xaa, Xab):
>>     Xaa = onefunction(atom)
>>     Xab = anotherfunction(atom)
>>
>> if i can give something like:
>>
>> function('C')    #where atom = 'C' but not necessarly include Xaa or Xab
>>
>> i would like to recieve:
>>
>> Caa = a float
>> Cab = another float
>>
>> ive tried predefining Xaa and Xab before the function but they are
>> global values and wont change within my function. Is there a simple way
>> round this, even if i call the function with the variables ('C', Caa, Cab)?
>> ..............................................................................................................................
>>
>> some actual code:
>>
>> # sample dictionaries
>> DS1v = {'C': 6}
>> pt = {'C': 12.0107}
>>
>> def monoVarcalc(atom):
>>     a = atom + 'aa'
>>     Xaa = a.strip('\'')
>>     m = atom + 'ma'
>>     Xma = m.strip('\'')
>>     Xaa = DS1v.get(atom)
>>     Xma = pt.get(atom)
>>     print Xma
>>     print Xaa
>>
>> monoVarcalc('C')
>>
>> print Caa
>> print Cma
>> ..............................................................................................................................
>> it seems to work but again i can only print the values of Xma and Xaa
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>>   
>>     
>
>   
have tried:

def monoVarcalc(atom):
    a = atom + 'aa'
    Xaa = a.strip('\'')
    m = atom + 'ma'
    Xma = m.strip('\'')
    global Xma
    global Xaa
    Xaa = DS1v.get(atom)
    Xma = pt.get(atom)
    print Xma
    print Xaa

monoVarcalc('C')

print Caa
print Cma
.......................................................................................................

where global Xma & Xaa are before and after any further functions

i get still get the error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "DS1excessH2O.py", line 54, in ?
    print Caa
NameError: name 'Caa' is not defined


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Dr. Alistair King
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