N00b question on Py modules

Sion Arrowsmith siona at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Wed May 9 09:47:39 EDT 2007


 <lokesh.jagasia at gmail.com> wrote:
>Thanks a lot for the responses ppl. Python's treatment of global
>variables was an eye-opener. I have coded in Java & C/C++ in the past
>and there the behaviour is diametrically opposite.

How so? Python style gurus discourage use of global variables. So
does all the C++ (and to a lesser extent C) advice I've ever
encountered. And Java outright forbids the concept. It's one area
where there seems to be universal agreement.

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