Python error UnboundLocalError local variable x referenced before assignment

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I have the following code:

x = 10

def foo():
print(x)
x += 1

It gives me the following error:

UnboundLocalError: local variable 'x' referenced before assignment
Jul 24, 2019 in Python by Ashish
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1 answer to this question.

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You get this error because when you make an assignment in scope, that variable becomes local to that scope and shadows any other variable with a similar name in the outer scope. 

x = 10
    def bar():
        print(x)

This should work fine

answered Jul 24, 2019 by Greg

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