[Tutor] Returning a variable from a module

[pd]

Hi,
  I have a problem with functions/modules. My code is as follows:


<snip>

def get(filename):
	"""Gets values from a config  file.
	
	This function scans a single config file in the format:
	
		[Config Filename]
		key1=value1
		key2=value2
		...
		keyN=valueN
	
	Note: each configuration option is on a new line,
	and there is no space on either side of the equal
	sign. It dumps the value into a dictionary called
	config which is a global variable. It is assumed
	that the config file is an ascii text file."""
	
	import string
	
	
	file = filename
	
	configFile= open(file, 'r')
	configList = configFile.readlines()
	configFile.close()
	
	for n in range(0, len(configList)):
		configList[n] = string.rstrip(configList[n])
		configList[n] = string.lstrip(configList[n])
		configList[n] = string.replace(configList[n], '\012', '')
	
	global config	
	config = {} 
	for n in range(1, len(configList)):
		splitString = string.split(configList[n], '=')
		config[splitString[0]] = splitString[1]

</snip>


When I cut and paste the code listed below, and call the function with: 
	
		get('.gamerc')

It seems to work, but when I save this code into a file called
configlib.py and try to get values from the variable config. It doesnt
seem to work.
		
		import configlib
		configlib.import('.gamerc')

This leads to my question: How do I access a variable that I have created
within a module which I have imported?