message1 = "Global Variable"
def myFunction():
print("\nINSIDE THE FUNCTION")
#Global variables are accessible
inside a function
print(message1)
#Declaring a local variable
message2 = "Local Variable"
print(message2)
#Calling the function
myFunction()
print("\nOUTSIDE THE FUNCTION")
#Global variables are accessible outside function
print (message1)
#Local variables are NOT accessible outisde function.
print (message2)The program keeps saying "syntax error"
I copied it perfectly from the book, wtf?
Quote:The program keeps saying "syntax error"
Please post actual error, unaltered and complete (in error tags)
Not the code, the actual verbatim error message exactly as issued/
inside a function should be commented. probably in the book it's part of the comment on line 5
#Global variables are accessible
inside a function <---------------- This should be commented out?
yes it's the second line of the comment
'message2' is not defined
message1 = "Global Variable"
message2 = ""
def myFunction():
print("\nINSIDE THE FUNCTION")
#Global variables are accessible inside a function <---------------- This should be commented out?
print(message1)
#Declaring a local variable
message2 = "Local Variable"
print(message2)
#Calling the function
myFunction()
print("\nOUTSIDE THE FUNCTION")
#Global variables are accessible outside function
print (message1)
#Local variables are NOT accessible outisde function.
print (message2)Output:
INSIDE THE FUNCTION
Global Variable
Local Variable
OUTSIDE THE FUNCTION
Global Variable
Hi, thanks for sharing code.