Ron Hudson schrieb: > [...] > I have a .py file with some def scripts(?) in it.
def is the begining of a function definition. > [...] > I am using "Import" to read it after I start an interactive python. > What I need > right now is I seem to have some sort of scoping problems with the > world dictionary. > > I can read it and write it and "world<cr>" lists it out. but my def > look(at): script > it seems it doesn't see the the "world" dictionary. > > >>> import lets > >>> world = lets.loadworld() > >>> world > {'wizarddescription':'A short guy wearing a robe and a pointy hat'} > >>> lets.look('wizard') > file "<stdin>" line ? > file lets.py line 14 in look > print world[at+'description'] > nameError:world > >>> at = 'wizard' > >>> print world[at+'description'] > A short guy wearing a robe and a pointy hat > >>> > > Is there a way to make 'world' global? can I do it in lets.py? > > Am I going about this all wrong? > [...] The easiest solution for you would be a world variable in your lets module. Then at the interactive prompt you could refer to it with lets.world. So the loadworld function in lets.py would look like this: def loadworld(): # Your loading code global world world = ... Bye, Dennis -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list