learning-python question

[JeremyLynch at fsmail.net]

hi,
I have just started learning python, although I am already confident in
c/c++, and I finding some of python's features confusing. This may seem
like a *very* stupid question so ignore it if you want to :)
My problem simplifies to:

count = 5

def count_func()
     print count
     count = count + 1

count_func()

Why can count_func() not see count (it throws up a 'name'
or 'attribute' error)

thanks if you can help,

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