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Austin Jung
1,311 PointsTry/Except statement scope
I have some experience in Java, and I know that writing code to catch exceptions similar to what's shown in the video in Java would also present a scope issue since total_due is declared within the try statement.
Does the same apply to Python? Would total_due still be inaccessible before moving the amount_due line into an else statement?
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsAnswering a slightly different question: The value total_due is accessible if and only if an error isn't raised during the input or float execution. If no error is raised, then total_due is available immediately.
Post back if you have more questions. Good luck!!
Austin Jung
1,311 PointsAustin Jung
1,311 PointsI guess a better way of phrasing my question would have been "Is
total_dueusable outside of the try/except/else blocks?"Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsChris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsSince the assignment to
total_dueis not assigned within a function or class, it is in the namespace scope of the entire filecheck_please.py. This makes it accessible as a global variable anywhere within the file.Here's a short review of python scoping rules: https://stackoverflow.com/a/292502/2088339
Austin Jung
1,311 PointsAustin Jung
1,311 PointsGot it, thank you!