Best way to use variable across functions in python

Asked Jul 01 '17 at 12:33

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I need to refer to the same variable in several functions in a python script. (The write context of a CGPDFDocument).

I can either write global writeContext in every function;

or add the variable as an argument to every function;

....both of which seem to be excessive duplication.

Other answers to questions about global variables in python suggest that they are "bad". So what's the better way of handling it?

asked Jul 01 '17 at 12:33

benwiggy

Sounds like you want to define a class – Yam Mesicka Jul 01 '17 at 12:47
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The question is, is this variable going to be modified inside any function? – cs95 Jul 01 '17 at 12:48
Ah: you're right. I only need to use global in the one function where it is modified. Doh. – benwiggy Jul 01 '17 at 13:28

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