Newbie: How to create a global or static variable?

[Adrian Eyre]

> 1 - How do I create a global variable in a script that is in scope for
> all the functions defined in the script?

myGlobal = "spam"

def changeMyGlobal(what):
	global myGlobal
	myGlobal = what

print myGlobal
changeMyGlobal("eggs, bacon and spam")
print myGlobal

> 2 - Can I create a static variable with an initial assignment in a
> function?

No. You'll have to use either class attributes, or globals (or some
other Python hackery.)

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