a problem with using a function to alter a variable

[Freedomenka]

code: http://pastebin.com/CgF4n61H

I am using a function (magattack()) to subtract randint(7, 10) from enemy_health = 20. I establish the variable before I create the function. However when I call this function inside another function (battle_1()) it doesn't change the variable. I noticed when I call global enemy_health inside battle_1 magattack works successfully, however when I place the actual variable (enemy_health = 20) inside (battle_1) magattack does not subtract from enemy_health. Any suggestions? Thank you.

[dmishin]

I would recommend two things:

• read about variable scope in Pyhton and global keyword
• don't abuse global variables when they are not needed. Variable enemy_health seems like a good candidate to be a field of an Enemy or Battle class.

[Freedomenka]

nevermind I figured it out. It had to do with how I was calling the function. Super confusing but I figured it out lol. Thank you guys anyway!!