what is happening here?

[dan miller (moderator, s.p.d)]

trying to figure out scoping of 'globals' in modules.  So I have test.py:

glob = 1

def setglob(v):
   global glob
   glob = v

def getglob():
   return glob


and I do this:

 >>> from test import *
 >>> glob
1
 >>> getglob()
1
 >>> glob=2
 >>> glob
2
 >>> getglob()
1
 >>> setglob(3)
 >>> getglob()
3
 >>> glob
2


Seems to me like the first time I invoke glob, it creates a new global 
in my namespace, and initializes it to the value of the glob in test.py. 
    Seems counterintuitive!