Xiang Zhang added the comment:
Not a bug. Put the global statement inside:
>>> variable = 'test'
>>> def changeVariable():
... exec("global variable; variable = 'newText'")
...
>>> changeVariable()
>>> print(variable)
newText
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nosy: +xiang.zhang
resolution: -> not a bug
stage: -> resolved
status: open -> closed
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