[Tutor] Fw: path string

[Alan Gauld]

On 03/01/17 15:59, anatta anatta wrote:

> Please disregard my request below.
> 
> I know the problem!
> 
> I have not defined the variable in question as a global variable.

That's one solution but its not a very good one.

Global variables are not considered good practice for many
reasons. In particular, they make code reuse difficult and
if you ever need to use your code in a multi-threaded
environment, to improve performance say, they are nearly
impossible to work with.

It's much better to pass the required value out of the function
as a return value.

> regret the inconvenience caused.

No inconvenience, its what the list is here for! :-)

hth
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