Is mymodule.myvariable a 'global'? (What is proper definition of 'global variable'?)

[seberino]

Python lets me access module level variables from *anywhere*. All I
have
to do is add module name in front.

e.g.

mymodule.myvariable

Is this considered a 'global'? Or, does a 'global variable' have to be
accessible anywhere *without* a namespace in front?

(I'm not sure what proper academic definition of 'global variable' is.)

Thanks!

Chris

 

[Michael Ekstrand]

Python lets me access module level variables from *anywhere*. All I
have
to do is add module name in front.

e.g.

mymodule.myvariable

Is this considered a 'global'? Or, does a 'global variable' have to
be accessible anywhere *without* a namespace in front?

Whether or not it is a true academic global, such a variable is what
Python calls a global. There is no way to make a variable universally
accessible without a namespace.

-Michael