Understanding Variable Scope, Global State Sharing, Return Values, and Parameter Patterns in Python

Variable Scope Local variables are defined inside a function and are only accessible within that function's body. Trying to access a local variable from the outside raises a NameError. def calculate(): result = 42 print(result) calculate() # prints 42 # print(result) # NameError: name 'result' is not defined Global variables are de ...

Posted on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:59:19 +0000 by glennn3

Understanding Global and Local Variables, Lambda Functions, and Recursive Functions in Python

name1 = 'dfg' return def ChangeGlobalVari2(): name1 = 'dfg' return print(name1) When executing ChangeGlobalVari1(), the output will be dfg. When executing ChangeGlobalVari2(), the output will be ddd. If a global variable is of mutable type like a list or dictionary, there's no need to declare it as global. li = [66] # Mutable type; ...

Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:22:51 +0000 by bb_xpress