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From: "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com>
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Subject: RE: Calling Values
Thread-Topic: Calling Values
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Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:30:41 +0000
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=0D=0A> def func1():=0D=0A> =0D=0A>  	num1=3D10=0D=0A> =0D=0A>  	num2=3D20=
=0D=0A> =0D=0A>  	print "The Second Number is:",num2=0D=0A> =0D=0A>  	retur=
n=0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A> def func2():=0D=0A> =0D=0A>         func1()=0D=0A>=
 	num3=3Dnum1+num2=0D=0A> =0D=0A>  	num4=3Dnum3+num1=0D=0A> =0D=0A> 	print =
"New Number One is:",num3=0D=0A> =0D=0A> 	print "New Number Two is:",num4=
=0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A> This works=2E Even you can incoportate some conditi=
onals over func1() in func2()=0D=0A> and run=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AThis does not wo=
rk=2E Python does not get "compiled" in the same manner=0D=0Aas other langu=
ages (C, Java etc)=2E Since you never call func2(), there is no=0D=0Aerror=
=2E Once you try calling func2() you will see it does not work=2E func1()=
=0D=0Adoes work=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AThe Second Number is: 20=0D=0ATraceback (most=
 recent call last):=0D=0A  File "subha=2Epy", line 24, in <module>=0D=0A   =
 func2()=0D=0A  File "subha=2Epy", line 15, in func2=0D=0A    num3=3Dnum1+n=
um2=0D=0ANameError: global name 'num1' is not defined=0D=0A=0D=0A> My quest=
ion can I call its values of func1() too?=0D=0A> What it is the big deal in=
 experimenting we may come up with some new code or=0D=0A> a new need?=0D=
=0A=0D=0AIt is not a big deal, that is how you learn=2E You are just writin=
g code that=0D=0Aneither works nor really shows enough to tell us why or wh=
at you are trying =0D=0Ato do=2E Not much I can do to guide or help you bec=
ause I am completely lost=0D=0Aat your goal=2E The best I can do at the mom=
ent is say=2E func2 will not work=2E=0D=0AYou could return num1 and num2 fr=
om func1() and then it would work=2E=0D=0A=0D=0Adef func1():=0D=0A 	num1=3D=
10=0D=0A 	num2=3D20=0D=0A 	print "The Second Number is:",num2=0D=0A 	return=
 num1, num2=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0Adef func2():=0D=0A       num1, num2 =3D func1(=
)=0D=0A	num3=3Dnum1+num2=0D=0A 	num4=3Dnum3+num1=0D=0A	print "New Number On=
e is:",num3=0D=0A	print "New Number Two is:",num4=0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0Afunc=
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