Why doesn't an import in an exec in a function work?

Question

I can put an import statement in a string, exec it, and it works (prints a random digit):

code = \"\"\"
import random
def f():
    print random.randint(0,9)
         


        

Answer 1

Specify that you want the global random module

code = """
import random
def f():
  global random
  print random.randint(0,9)
"""

The problem here is that you're importing the random module into your function scope, not the global scope.