Return from another file

Question

I have two files.
File1:
string = “string"
def returnString():
return string

File 2:
import file1
string = file1.returnString()

I get an exception : AttributeError

I think it's a beginners mistake, but I don't know, what I'm doing wrong here. Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

Is file1 the name of your script?

Did you try

def returnString():
return "My string"

in file 1?

Answer 2

I renamed some files and did not notice, that I import file1 from file2 and the other way around... 🤐 Thanks for your help!