>I want to save this file, import it and make the changes, eggs =
>toast, spam
> = jelly and change the values if needed.
>
> def firstpart():
> for n in range(0, 55):
> if n % 3 == 0 or n % 7 == 0 or n % 11 == 0:
> print 'eggs,',
> else:
> print 'spam,',
There are two approaches:
1) Use module level variales for the messages:
#### module testval ####
passMessage = 'eggs'
failMessage = 'spam'
def firstpart():
for n in range(55):
if n %3 ..... :
print passMessage
else: print failMessage
###########################
####### clientcode ########
import testval
testVal.passMessage = 'Milk'
testVal.failMessage = 'Honey'
testval.firstpart()
############################
2) Use function parameters
def firstpart(iterations, condition, passMsg, failMsg):
for n in range(iterations):
if condition:
print passMsg
else: print failMsg
firstpart(55,(n % 3 or n % 7 or n % 11), 'eggs','spam')
firstpart(55,(n % 3 or n % 7 or n % 11), 'Milk','Honey')
###########################
The second approach is probably best IMHO (whether you
parametereise the iterations and condition is optional,
it just makes the function as geeric as possible...)
HTH,
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web tutor
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