sort of a beginner question about globals

[fred.dixon]

i have read the book and searched the group too
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im not gettin it.
i want to read a global (OPTIONS) from file1 from a class method
(func1) in file2
i want to understand how this works.


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#file1.py
import file2
import sys

OPTION = sys.argv[1:]
pass
a=global2.class1()
a.func1()


#file2.py
import __main__
pass
class class1:
.    def func1(self):
.        pass
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