On Sep 5, 1:22 pm, Bruno Desthuilliers <bruno. [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > > > Hi > > > I am new to Python (I have come from a large background of Java) and > > wondered if someone could explain to me how I can access variables > > stored in my main module to other functions within other modules > > called > > from this module > > (snip code) > > I am currently just passing the variable in as a parameter > > And this is the RightThing(tm) to do. > > > but I thought with Python there would be a way to gain direct access > > to > > storeList within the modules called from the top main module? > > Yes : passing it as a param !-) > > For other modules to get direct access to main.storeList, you'd need > these modules to import main in these other modules, which would > introduce circular dependencies, which are something you usuallay don't > want. Also, and while it's ok to read imported modules attributes, it's > certainly not a good idea to mutate or rebind them IMHO, unless you're > ok with spaghetti code.
Cheers Bruno, I just wanted to make sure I was being consistent with the "Python way of things" :)
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