Returning Variables in Functions Python Not Working Right

Question

I have been trying to return a variable in a function in a variable and use it outside of it:

test = 0

def testing():
    test = 1
    return test

testing(         


        

Answer 1

Because you declare test in the function, it is not a global variable, thus, you can not access the variable test you created in the function outside of it as they are different scopes

If you want to return test to a variable, you have to do

result = testing()
print(result)

Or, you can also add a global statement:

test = 0

def testing():
    global test
    test = 1
    return test

testing()
print(test)

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By the way, when doing a conditional statement, you don't need the brackets around the 1==1 :).