[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > On Sep 5, 1:22 pm, Bruno Desthuilliers <bruno. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : >> >>> Hi >>> I am new to Python (I have come from a large background of Java) and >>> wondered if someone could explain to me how I can access variables >>> stored in my main module to other functions within other modules >>> called >>> from this module >> (snip code) >>> I am currently just passing the variable in as a parameter >> And this is the RightThing(tm) to do. >> >>> but I thought with Python there would be a way to gain direct access >>> to >>> storeList within the modules called from the top main module? >> Yes : passing it as a param !-) >> >> For other modules to get direct access to main.storeList, you'd need >> these modules to import main in these other modules, which would >> introduce circular dependencies, which are something you usuallay don't >> want.
(NB : the canonical solution to circular dependencies is to move the relevent definitions to a third module.) > Also, and while it's ok to read imported modules attributes, it's >> certainly not a good idea to mutate or rebind them IMHO, unless you're >> ok with spaghetti code. > > Cheers Bruno, I just wanted to make sure I was being consistent with > the "Python way of things" :) Then fire up your python shell and type 'import this' !-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
