NameError: name 'score' is not defined - Help?

[deanhystad]

This function returns file-like object that you can use to read a file. It does not return the contents of a file.

def load_scores():
    with open(r'leaderboard.txt') as leaders:
        return leaders
 
print(load_scores())

This function doesn't return a value at all, so printing will print None (a blank).

def load_scores():
    with open(r'leaderboard.txt') as leaders:
        return leaders
 
print(load_scores())

This function is the same as above except you added a print. Same mistake with more output.

def load_scores():
    with open(r'leaderboard.txt') as leaders:
        print(leaders.read())
        leaders.close
    return leaders
 
print(load_scores())

This last example produces some output that looks like what you want. What happens if you return leaders.read()?

def load_scores():
    with open(r'leaderboard.txt') as leaders:
        return(leaders.read())
 
print(load_scores())

This time the function returns a str object that you can print and it will look like a leaderboard. But it isn't a leaderboard. It knows nothing about scores or names. What is the desired result in this project?