AttributeError : 'module' object has not attribute 'globe1'

Question

The directory structure is :

ga/ :

    PP.py

    this.py

    that.py

tripathi/:

    nn.py # contains function net

    neuron.py #contains function node

    aicc.py # contains function AICC

    blah.py

    variable.py

    __init__.py

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I am trying to use 'tripathi' directory as a module. Hence, __init__.py

#__init__.py 

from nn import net

from neuron import node

from aicc import AICC

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#variable.py

def initialise (): #to initialise global variables


    global globe1, globe2, globe3

    globe1 = 8

    globe2 = [1,2,3,4,5]

    globe3 = "bakar"

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The file variable.py contains some global variables to be used in this.py, that.py, and PP.py

#this.py

from tripathi import node 

from tripathi import AICC #function AICC in aicc.py

from tripathi import variables #file variables.py

variables.initialise() #all global variables initialised

this_one = variables.globe1

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Now, that.py has

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#that.py

import this

AttributeError : 'module' object has no attribute 'globe1'

Why is there an Error? Does import this statement (in that.py) not import all the modules imported in this.py ?

Edit: I am using IPython notebook.

Answer 1

Using the global keyword is not enough. You have to declare the variable on module level:

#variable.py

globe1 = 8
globe2 = [1,2,3,4,5]
globe3 = "bakar"

def initialise():
    pass # nothing to do there anymore.