I'd like to do something like this, but I get a SyntaxWarning and it doesn't work as expected
RAWR = "hi"
def test(bool):
if bool:
RAWR = "hello" # make RAWR a new variable, don't reference global in this function
else:
global RAWR
RAWR = "rawr" # reference global variable in this function
print RAWR # if bool, use local, else use global (and modify global)
How do I get this to work? Passing in True or False modifies the global variable.
You cannot. Within a scope, a specific name refers either to a local variable, or to a non-local (eg global, or from an outer function) variable. Not both. The global RAWR
line makes RAWR
a global for the entire scope (that's why you get a warning, it doesn't do what you think it does), just like assignment to a variable makes it local for the entire scope. Edit: Thanks to veredesmarald, we now know it is in fact a syntax error in Python 2. This half of my answer only applies to Python 3 apparently.
You should just use a differently-named local variable, and in the branch where you want to "promote" it to a global, set the global and the local variable. (Or just don't use globals at all.)
The only easy way you can go would be
RAWR = "hi"
def test(newone):
if newone:
lR = "hello" # make RAWR a new variable, don't reference global in this function
else:
global RAWR
lR = RAWR # reference global variable in this function
print lR # if bool, use local, else use global (and modify global)
# modify lR and then
if not newone:
RAWR = lR
Another way, however, could be to abuse the concept of classes and objects to your purposes.
class store_RAWR(object):
RAWR = "hi"
def __init__(self, new): self.RAWR = new
def test(newone):
if newone:
myR = store_RAWR("hello") # get a (temporary) object with a different string
else:
myR = store_RAWR # set the class, which is global.
# now modify myR.RAWR as you need
But this requires other program parts which use the global name to be changed as well.
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