MackS wrote: > Hi > > I'm new to Python, I've read the FAQ but still can't get the following > simple example working: > > # file main_mod.py: > > global_string = 'abc' > > def main(): > > import auxiliary_mod > instance = auxiliary_mod.ClassA() > instance.fun() > return > > main() > > # file auxiliary_mod.py: > > class ClassA: > > def fun(self): > > import main_mod > > print 'this is ClassA.fun() and global_string is ' + > main_mod.global_string > > return > > In words, the problem is: I've a main module which defines a global > variable and instantiates a class defined in a second module, and a > method of that class needs to access the global variable defined in the > main module.
[...] > How can I get this simple example to work? You suffer from a circular dependency issue. The general solution in this case is to factor out code into a third module. In your case, consider putting global_string or main() in a third module that you can import from auxiliary_mod. Reinhold -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
