getting global variables from dictionary

[Ben Finney]

icarus <rsarpi at gmail.com> writes:

> global_vars.py has the global variables
> set_var.py changes one of the values on the global variables (don't
> close it or terminate)
> get_var.py retrieves the recently value changed (triggered right after
> set_var.py above)
> 
> Problem: get_var.py retrieves the old value, the built-in one but
> not the recently changed value in set_var.py.

That's because you're making a new instance each time; each instance
carries its own state.

For a collection of attributes that should share state, probably the
simplest way is to use attributes of a module.

> ----global_vars.py---
> #!/usr/bin/python
> 
> class Variables :
> 	def __init__(self) :
> 		self.var_dict = {"username": "original username"}

These aren't "global variables"; they still need to be imported, like
anything else from a module. Better to name the module by intent; e.g.
if these are configuration settings, a module name of 'config' might
be better.

Also, this module presumably isn't intended to be run as a program;
don't put a shebang line (the '#!' line) on files that aren't run as
programs.

===== config.py =====
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Name of the front-end user
username = "original username"

# Amount of wortzle to deliver
wortzle_amount = 170
=====

> ---set_var.py ---
> #!/usr/bin/python
> 
> import time
> import global_vars
> 
> global_vars.Variables().var_dict["username"] = "new username"
> time.sleep(10)   #give enough time to trigger get_var.py

===== set_config.py =====
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import config

def set_user():
    config.username = "new username"
=====

> ---get_var.py ---
> #!/usr/bin/python
> import global_vars
> print global_vars.Variables().var_dict.get("username")

===== get_config.py =====
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import config

def get_user():
    return config.username
=====


The 'config' module, imported by both of the other modules, maintains
state:

    >>> import config
    >>> print config.username
    original username
    >>> import set_config
    >>> set_config.set_user()
    >>> print config.username
    new username
    >>> import get_config
    >>> print get_config.get_user()
    new username

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Ben Finney