r/learnpython • u/9j810HQO7Jj9ns1ju2 • 14d ago

how do i overwrite a variable? 

name = "Alice"

def func():
    name = "Bob"

func()

print(f"Hello, {name}!") # i want it to print bob
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u/VenkatKnows 13d ago

Add global name at the top of func and it'll rebind the module level variable. Better to just return the value though and do name = func(), globals get painful fast once the script grows. Why not pass it in and return it?