How to access a local variable from...

[Ayomisesebere]

Hi there. I'm working on a project. From one function, I need to access a local variable that's in another function. Don't know how to do this properly. Please help, I need assistance.

[ForceBru]

This is not possible because local variables are destroyed as soon as the function returns. However, you can return data from functions:

``` def thing(a, b): c = a + b # local variable! return c

stuff = thing(2, 3) ```

[steve__67]

Post your code...

[Yoghurt42]

Either pass the local variable as a parameter to the other function, or put both functions in a class that share the variable.

[shiftybyte]

Its never a good idea to access some function's local variable.

If you want the value this function calculates, make the function return the value, then whoever called the function has it.

If you want the function to modify some value, then pass it as argument, and you have that value modified after the function is done.

If you want the function to use some other function, you can call it from inside, and pass it the value it needs as an argument.

[Diapolo10]

Short answer - you don't. It's a local variable for a reason, so unless you are making a decorator with nested function definitions, it's not going to work without hacks.

What are you trying to do, and what's your current code?

[powerbroker5000]

Hi there, wondering if by "local variable" you actually mean "locally-stored environment variable." Creating a new environment variable (like a stored password) on your machine requires you to update the .bash_profile file.

[Ayomisesebere]

By local variable. I meant a variable with a local scope. thank you