the global keyword:

[Rick Johnson]

On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 6:16:09 PM UTC-5, BartC wrote:
> On 21/06/2016 23:20, Rick Johnson wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 12:15:38 PM UTC-5, Random832 wrote:
> 
> > Storing dynamic data to global space is almost always
> > foolish, and I'm a fan of name spaces. But i did not
> > recommend such foolish action, i was merely replying to the
> > assertion that "Python does have real globals". She does,
> > you just have look under the tail!
> 
> How would you use this idea to solve the OP's problem?

I never intended to solve the OP's problem, i was just
replying to an unfounded assertion. But since you asked, i
will.

> I tried using your method but it didn't work:

Of course not, the code is absurd. Here is one way (ugly).

    ============================================================
     MODULE A.py
    ============================================================
    """A long long time ago, in a galaxy far away..."""
    import sys
    import B
    sys.modules['__builtin__'].__dict__['BDFL'] = "GvR"
    print sys.modules['__builtin__'].__dict__['BDFL']
    B.attack()
    print sys.modules['__builtin__'].__dict__['BDFL']
    
    ============================================================
     MODULE B.py
    ============================================================
    """Module Episode B: Attack of the Rick!"""
    import sys
    
    def attack():
        sys.modules['__builtin__'].__dict__['BDFL'] = 'Rick'
    
    ============================================================
     OUTPUT FROM A.py    
    ============================================================
    GvR
    Rick
    
Of course, nobody wants to write that much boiler plate over
and over again. So if you search the archives for this string:

  PyModule(G.py): Now Python has REAL globals -- and their
  scoped to boot!
  
(Kindly ignore the misspelling of "they're")
  
...you'll find a thread i authored, that includes an object
exposing a global namespace named "G". Details of how to
inject the symbol G are included. After you have this module
installed, you can write the aforementioned code in a much
simplier form:

    ============================================================
     MODULE A.py
    ============================================================
    """A long long time ago, in a galaxy far away..."""
    import sys
    import B
    G.BDFL = "GvR"
    print G.BDFL
    B.attack()
    print G.BDFL
    
    ============================================================
     MODULE B.py
    ============================================================
    """Module Episode B: Attack of the Rick!"""
    import sys
    
    def attack():
        G.BDFL = 'Rick'

Sweet!