Re: How can I tell if variable is defined

[Dave Angel]

Brown, Rodrick wrote:

How could I do the following check in Python

In Perl I could do something like if ((defined($a)) { ... }

I tried if var is not None:
However this doesn't seem to work as described.

Thanks.

try/except

Or look up the attribute in the appropriate dictionary(ies).


def test():
   newvar = 42
   if "newvar" in locals():
       print "yes"

DaveA

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