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Why not work

https://code.sololearn.com/c6q7uTM2KQT9/?ref=app

29th Oct 2023, 10:16 PM

RocketLover

6 Answers

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RocketLover That's your code: def exclamation(word): ex=word + "!" exclamation("spam") print(ex) With print(ex) you are refering to the local variable ex. Variables that are declared in a function are local variables that can only be used in the function. Instead you can use this code: def exclamation(word): return word + "!" ex = exclamation("spam") print(ex) or even shorter: def exclamation(word): return word + "!" print(exclamation("spam")) or you can put the print statement in the function like here: def exclamation(word): print(word + "!") exclamation("spam")

29th Oct 2023, 10:40 PM

Niels F 🇩🇪 <html challenger>

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Also another solution but I don't recommend it. You can make a global variable inside a function with the global keyword. def exclamation(word): global ex ex=word + "!" exclamation("spam") print(ex)

29th Oct 2023, 11:43 PM

Mafdi

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Niels F 🇩🇪 <html challenger> Why "does not work"? Does it show an error? I think both cases are the same, anyway you will have a global variable. "Example If you use the global keyword, the variable belongs to the global scope: def myfunc(): global x x = "fantastic" myfunc() print("Python is " + x)" https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_variables_global.asp#:~:text=the%20global%20keyword.-,Example,x%20%3D%20%22fantastic%22%0A%0Amyfunc()%0A%0Aprint(%22Python%20is%20%22%20%2B%20x),-Try%20it%20Yourself

30th Oct 2023, 4:41 AM

Mafdi

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Okay thank you

31st Oct 2023, 11:14 PM

RocketLover

I’ve put a comment in your code.

30th Oct 2023, 1:38 AM

Annihilate