Newbie Variable Definition Question

[Gerrit Holl]

Ivan Van Laningham wrote:
> Hi All--
> 
> try:
>     x=variable
> except NameError:
>     variable="default value"
>     x=variable
> 
> print x

I prefer:
if not locals.has_key('x') or globals.has_key('x'):
    x='default value'

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