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why does this not work!!! AAARRRGH!!!!!!!!

Matthew Banham matb at photond.com
Thu Sep 28 09:45:22 EDT 2000 
Dear all,

> Try:
>
> myglobalvar = 101
>
> def myfunc():
>     global myglobalvar
>     myglobalvar = myglobalvar + 1
>
> Funnily enough, the effect of the global statement isn't global!
>

Aha! I wasn't thinking in a python way (i.e. wasn't thinking in terms of
namespaces and dictionaries). Thanks all

> > It's driving me madd
> >
aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> Stiff upper-lip, man. Remember - you're British.

Tally ho! over the hill, pranged my kite in the brianny then back home to
blighty!

>
> Cheers,
> Simon Brunning
> TriSystems Ltd.
> sbrunning at trisystems.co.uk
>
>
>
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