Phoe6 wrote: > I write a script: > #!/usr/bin/python > astring = "This is a String" > > def fun1(): > astring = "I modify it in fun1" > def fun2(): > astring = "I modify it in fun2" > def main(): > print astring > fun1() > print astring > fun2() > print astring > if __name__ == '__main__': > main() > > And I am expecting the output to be: > This is a String > I modify it in fun1 > I modify it in fun2 > > But it is not so. It always prints This is a String. astring declared > outside all the functions, is not in global section and values be > overwritten by functions accessing it? > > - How is this working? > - What should I do to overwrite the string variable in the global > section within functions?
http://docs.python.org/ref/global.html def fun2(): global astring astring = 'hey, I've changed!' -tkc -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
