LUG: Modifying global variables in Python - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:16:57 -0400

Subject : LUG: Modifying global variables in Python

From : "Daniel Underwood" <daniel.underwood@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:16:57 -0400

>From what I've read in forums, it seems that Python 2.6 does not have a
straight-forward way to modify global variables inside a function. This
example will put it more clearly:
<http://codepad.org/w7Aw2SpD>

The best "fix" I've found, is to do something like this:
<http://codepad.org/U1Ct7AFO>

Is there a simpler way to overcome this limitation?
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Daniel Underwood
North Carolina State University
PhD Student - Industrial Engineering
email: daniel.underwood@ncsu.[redacted]
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