I want to open a file in a function and pass the file back to main so another function can manipulate the file, something like this:
# begin def open_file() filename=open(options.filename_input,'r') return filename open_file() print filename.read() filename.close() # end But this doesn't work... It appears that "open_file()" needs a variable, but in order to pass a variable to "open_file()" I first need a variable... but I would rather have the function send me "filename" without creating it main. Is that possible? Is there a better way to have a function open a file and pass the file back to main than what I am trying to do? Thanks! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
