Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!bcyclone02.am1.xlned.com!bcyclone02.am1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:released': 0.07; 'global,': 0.09; 'subject:set': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'def': 0.12; 'itself.': 0.14; '"create': 0.16; 'declaration': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'it."': 0.16; 'nodes': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:variable': 0.16; 'there!': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'variable': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'instead.': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'sets': 0.30; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'everywhere': 0.31; 'subject:other': 0.31; 'subject:that': 0.31; 'though.': 0.31; 'class': 0.32; 'fri,': 0.33; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'add': 0.35; 'subject:can': 0.39; 'sure': 0.39; "you're": 0.61; 'more': 0.64; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=8mPza9F2uBhZMtm7cqsX9SJ7rtJB0Kf/o9iVEiDxh1k=; b=I9sIJVjCYBoDWYz/Ko2Rf/7xqOXWPCf/r9JQ8appOWWYAXf4T+YKbJgkfUnweDHWzm sWHUax6CL+Syjz9TLLdzJxU8SNhFBs7LA+qdhjVfr7Y3P1KczHjUc0qNof/5tutTiddA MJRqwxu+itnoD49aHgZOFl06eSzqJMRM3ydF97J2wEbYfWMq/44kj45YEwzQHhLuKD+G yH/yXyKwcucbrsPIUeE342oGitBDAAoRmFf5IACs6x2eV7XaiULraKYdozRZWWhWGQdH QUgqAZI+T4lznZTqli21BgA8tj1AJAEKbzz1vyTZsUg66HKDNp31OuKx4dcBM5ABGOcU CG7A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.51.17.2 with SMTP id ga2mr5984639igd.2.1412264069083; Thu, 02 Oct 2014 08:34:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <3bb9f56c-eff3-472e-8239-58b58cdb16be@googlegroups.com> References: <3bb9f56c-eff3-472e-8239-58b58cdb16be@googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 01:34:29 +1000 Subject: Re: How to set the global variable so that it can be accessed and released inside other methods From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1412264077 news.xs4all.nl 2956 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34627 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl X-Received-Bytes: 3836 X-Received-Body-CRC: 438381475 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:78612 On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Milson Munakami wrote: > #I am trying to set net variable to global > global net > > def CreateNet(self): > "Create an empty network and add nodes to it." > net = Mininet( controller=RemoteController ) You're almost there! All you have to do is move that global declaration into CreateNet itself. That's the only place where it's assigned to. I'm not sure why you have a class that sets up a global, though. It would be much more normal to use "self.net" everywhere instead. ChrisA