On Sun, 8 Sep 2019 at 19:55, Pankaj Jangid <pankaj.jan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why this code is giving local variable access error when I am accessing > a global variable?
> p = 0 > def visit(): > m = 1 > if m > p: > p = m https://docs.python.org/3/faq/programming.html#what-are-the-rules-for-local-and-global-variables-in-python " If a variable is assigned a value anywhere within the function’s body, it’s assumed to be a local unless explicitly declared as global." So to avoid causing this error, inside your function you must explicitly declare p as global before you try to assign to it. Inside your function, you need a statement: global p before you try to assign to p. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
