On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 1:35 AM, Joel Goldstick > <joel.goldst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Your problem is that count is not local. You are reading count from >> an outer scope. When you try to increment count in your function, it >> can't because it doesn't exist. >> Don't use globals. > > False analysis, I'm afraid. The problem is that the assignment will, > in the absence of a "global" declaration, cause the name "count" to > indicate a local variable - so it won't ever be read from outer scope. > However, the OP's issue is better solved by sharing tracebacks than by > us peering into crystal balls; mine's showing a very clear image at > the moment, but it might well be incorrect. > > ChrisA > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Interesting. Thanks for pointing that out -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
