N00b question on Py modules

[rishi pathak]

Hi
this  variable is local to function
do this
def setExitCode():
   global _exitcode
   _exitcode = 1
On 7 May 2007 00:00:38 -0700, lokesh.jagasia at gmail.com <
lokesh.jagasia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi. Sorry to sound like a noob but that's what I am when it comes to
> Python. I just wrote the below module and it behaves funny.
>
> My python module:
>
> _exitcode = 0
>
> def setExitCode():
>     _exitcode = 1


this  variable is local to function

if __name__ == '__main__':
>     print _exitcode
>     setExitCode()
>     print _exitcode
>
> Actual O/P:
> 0
> 0
>
> I expected to see an output of 0 followed by 1. But it turns out that
> the _exitcode variable is not changed at all. It seems that
> setExitCode() might be editing a local copy of the _exitcode variable.
> But then, how do I tell it to change the value of the module variable
> and not its local variable.
>
> I've been through the modules section of Python docs and a few ebooks
> as well, all suggest that it shouldn't be working this way.
>
> Please help out ppl.
>
> Thanks
>
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Rishi Pathak
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