How can I share a variable between functions in Python?

Question

I have two functions, fun1 and fun2, which take as inputs a string and a number, respectively. They also both get the same variable, a, as

Answer 1

An alternative to using classes: You can use the global keyword to use variables that lie outside the function.

a = 5
def func():
    global a
    return a+1

print (func())

This will print 6.

But global variables should be avoided as much as possible.