Python Program skips intended defined function, runs conditionals, NOT Global, Why does it skip running through the function?

Question

Why does it skip through the defined function without running it?

The goal is to call the last if and else conditionals only after everything_but_the_end() has run, however the program just skips them. My code was running fine before I made the function (so that I could call it back to replay), but now it is not running as intended.

import random

rand_num = random.randint(1, 10)

guesses_total = 5

guesses_so_far = 0


def everything_but_the_end():
    while guesses_so_far < 5:
        print("Hi, I'm thinking of a number, 1 - 10.")
        guess = int(input("Guess what number I am thinking of: "))
        if guess == rand_num:
            guesses_so_far = guesses_so_far + 1
            break
        elif guess < rand_num:
            guesses_so_far = guesses_so_far + 1
            print("Too Low \n--- Attempt {}".format(guesses_so_far))
        elif guess > rand_num:
            guesses_so_far = guesses_so_far + 1
            print("Too High \n--- Attempt {}".format(guesses_so_far))


if guesses_so_far > 4:
    play_again_lost = input("Sorry, you lost. Play again? Y or N: ")
    if play_again .upper() == "Y":
        everything_but_the_end()
    else:
        print("Okay, goodbye!")
        quit()
else:
    play_again = input("Congrats! You won! Want to play again? Y or N: ")
    if play_again .upper() == "Y":
        everything_but_the_end()
    else:
        print("Okay, goodbye!")
        quit()

I thought to solve it by just putting everything_but_the_end() after I defined it, but it gives me two errors, that

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/danielternyak/Google Drive/PythonPrograms3.4/randnum.py", line 24, in <module>
    everything_but_the_end()
  File "/Users/danielternyak/Google Drive/PythonPrograms3.4/randnum.py", line 11, in everything_but_the_end
    while guesses_so_far < 5:
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'guesses_so_far' referenced before assignment

I am unsure why I am receiving this error, as I have already defined guesses_so_far at the very top of the page.

@Marcin looks like its a duplicate, but I still don't understand why it is skipping through the defined function. However, I do now understand that I will need to use the global version to determine if their have been sufficient guesses to fail the player. — user3839821, Dec 05 '14 at 01:20
have a look at my recent [anwser](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27306212/remember-array-value-after-function-call/27306259#27306259). I guess its similar problem what you have. — Marcin, Dec 05 '14 at 01:33

Python Program skips intended defined function, runs conditionals, NOT Global, Why does it skip running through the function?

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