Why can't my function access a variable in an enclosing function?
- by nailer
I know about the LEGB rule. But a simple test of whether a function has read access to variables defined in an enclosing function doesn't seem to actually work. Ie:
#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
'''Simple test of Python scoping rules'''
def myfunction():
print 'Hope this works: '+myvariable
def enclosing():
myvariable = 'ooh this worked'
myfunction()
if __name__ == '__main__':
enclosing()
Returns:
NameError: global name 'myvariable' is not defined
Am I doing something wrong? Is there more to it than the LEGB resolution order?
