Using a variable outside of function in Python

Question

A really simple question, and I\'m sure I knew it but must have forgotten

When running this code:

x = 0
def run_5():
    print \"5 minutes later\"
           


        

Answer 1

I think you need to define a variable outside the function, if you want to assign it a return value from the function.

The name of the variable can be different than the name in function as it is just holding it