You are correct in assuming that global isn't what you want - it really means "global to the module namespace in which it appears".I'm writing my first program where I call custom modules. The 'global' command doesn't seem to apply, so how do I change a variable internally in a module without passing it down n layers, and then back out again?
However, if two separate pieces of code can both reference the same module then one can set an attribute in the module and the other can reference it. Don't forget that when you import a module its name becomes global within the importing module. Since a module is just a glorified namespace, anything that can reference the module can read and/or set that module's attributes.
a.py:
import something something.x = "A value"
b.py:
import something print something.x
will print "A value" as long as a is imported before b.
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