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POPython __import__ parameter confusion
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copied!<p>I'm trying to import a module, while passing some global variables, but it does not seem to work:</p> <p>File test_1:</p> <pre><code>test_2 = __import__("test_2", {"testvar": 1}) </code></pre> <p>File test_2:</p> <pre><code>print testvar </code></pre> <p>This seems like it should work, and print a 1, but I get the following error when I run test_1:</p> <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last): File ".../test_1.py", line 1, in <module> print testvar NameError: name 'testvar' is not defined </code></pre> <p>What am I doing wrong?</p> <p><strong>EDIT:</strong></p> <p>As I commented later on, this is an attempt to replace the functions within a graphics library. Here is a sample program (that my teacher wrote) using that library:</p> <pre><code>from graphics import * makeGraphicsWindow(800, 600) ############################################################ # this function is called once to initialize your new world def startWorld(world): world.ballX = 50 world.ballY = 300 return world ############################################################ # this function is called every frame to update your world def updateWorld(world): world.ballX = world.ballX + 3 return world ############################################################ # this function is called every frame to draw your world def drawWorld(world): fillCircle(world.ballX, world.ballY, 50, "red") ############################################################ runGraphics(startWorld, updateWorld, drawWorld) </code></pre> <p>Note that this code is designed such that people who have never (or almost never) seen ANY code before (not just python) would be able to understand with little effort.</p> <p>Example for rewriting the function:</p> <p>Original code:</p> <pre><code>def drawPoint(x, y, color=GLI.foreground): GLI.screen.set_at((int(x),int(y)), lookupColor(color)) </code></pre> <p>Injected code:</p> <pre><code># Where self is a window (class I created) instance. def drawPoint(x, y, color = self.foreground): self.surface.set_at((int(x), int(y)), lookupColor(color)) </code></pre> <p>I guess my real question is: how would I inject global functions/variables into an imported module before the module runs...?</p>

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