The following code runs OK under 3.1:
@filename=cats_and_dogs.py
#!/usr/bin/python
def make_sound(animal):
print(animal + ' says ' + sounds[animal])
sounds = { "cat": "meow", "dog": "woof" }
for i in sounds.keys():
make_sound(i)
# output:
# dog says woof
# cat says meow
When I move the def to it's own file to create a module, it barfs:
@filename= cats_and_dogs.py
#!/usr/bin/python
import defs
sounds = { "cat": "meow", "dog": "woof" }
for i in sounds.keys():
defs.make_sound(i)
@filename=defs.py
def make_sound(animal):
print(animal + ' says ' + sounds[animal])
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./cats_and_dogs.py", line 11, in <module>
defs.make_sound(i)
File "defs.py", line 4, in make_sound
print(animal + ' says ' + sounds[animal])
NameError: global name 'sounds' is not defined
I thought that importing the function(s) made them local to the main program?
Any assistance is appreciated.
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