Last modified: Jan 10, 2023 By Alexander Williams

using variable from other functions python

For using variable from another function we need to use Global Variables.

syntax

#global variable

example 1: access a function variable in other function

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#function 1 
def fun_1():
    global user
    user = "mark"
    
#function 2
def fun_2():
    print(user)
    
#run fun_1
fun_1()
#run fun_2
fun_2()    

output

mark

example 2: access a function variable in the outside

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def fun():
    global user
    user = "mark"

#run fun
fun()
#print user variable
print(user)  

output

mark

access an outside variable in a function

there are two ways to do that the first is using global variable and the second is declare the variable as a parameter

the first method

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global user
user = "mark"


def fun():
    print(user)


# run fun
fun()

output

mark

the second method

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user = "mark"

def fun(user=user):
    print(user)
    
# run fun
fun()    

output

mark