How to know when a variable is set

[Justin Dubs]

"-" <madsurfer2000 at hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can I test if a variable has been given a value, or if it's undefined?

I'm still playing with it.  Here's another way:

>>> foo = 5
>>> try: foo
... except NameError, detail: print detail
5
>>> try: bar
... except NameError, detail: print detail
name 'bar' is not defined
>>>

Have fun,

Justin Dubs