Function variable scope in python

Question

let\'s say we have two functions:

def ftpConnect(): 
    ftp = FTP(\'server\')
    ftp.login()
    ftp.cwd(\'/path\')

def getFileList():
    ftpConnect()
    fi         


        

Answer 1

Return ftp from ftpConnect() and assign the return value to a variable named ftp:

def ftpConnect(): 
    ftp = FTP('server')
    ftp.login()
    ftp.cwd('/path')
    return ftp         #return ftp from here

def getFileList():
    ftp = ftpConnect() # assign the returned value from the
                       # function call to a variable
    files = ftp.nlst()
    print(ftp.nlst())