python dynamic scoping question

[Jp Calderone]

On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 07:49:55PM -0500, Greg Krohn wrote:
> [snip]
> 
> From the docs:
> 
> globals() - Return a dictionary representing the current global symbol
> table. This is always the dictionary of the current module (inside a
> function or method, this is the module where it is defined, not the module
> from which it is called).
> 
> >>> def f():
> ...   def g():
> ...     x = 5
> ...     globals()['x'] = 5
> ...   g()
> ...   print x
> ...
> >>> f()
> 5
> 
> 
> Cool?
> 

  No.  The right way to do this is:

    def f():
        def g():
            global x
            x = 5
        g()
        print x

  But isn't the answer to the original poster's question, afaict.

  Jp

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