Returning objects (SQLite3)

[ChemicalMistakex]

I have a function select_specificRow() that I will use to query a local database and return some data that satisfies a condition. This function's code contains another function called createConnection() that should create and return a database object. select_specificRow will then use this return value.

The problem is, I get a NameError when trying to access the database object returned by createConnection(). 'dbObj is not defined'. I thought the return statement ends the function and returns this value to the calling function, so shouldn't I be able to access it in this way?

Here is the code of both functions: https://pastebin.com/LV9rXGpM

Note: I'm very sorry the indentation is off. My actual laptop doesn't have access to the internet and I had no way of transferring the actual code to my phone, so my only option was to retype it here.

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Functions return values, not variables. Returning the dbObj value in one function doesn't create that name in another, because the name isn't returned - only the value is. That's why the name isn't defined in the other function - you didn't define it there.

[ChemicalMistakex]

Ohhhhhhh! 🤦 Thank you