yadin wrote: > class big(self): > ... > how can i define my variables so that there are valid outside the > class???
Although you did not describe the issue all that well, I _think_ you are referring to the fact that the following two pieces of code behave less like each other than one might suspect. The previous responders have missed the confusing part of python in your attempt to present your confusion. def big(): abc = 7 print abc class small(object): print '...' print abc def __init__(self): print abc return small() big() class Big(object): Abc = 13 print Abc class Small(object): print '...' print Abc def __init__(self): print Abc cell = Small() big() The explanation is unfortunately a little technical. The class-in-a-function (small) is not defined until the function (big) is actually _called_, not when big is being defined. The class-in-a-class (Small) in the second instance is actually defined _before_ Big is being defined, and the temporary namespace that contains Abc is hidden while Small is being defined. -Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list