Python functions scopes

Question

I'v set player to "x", and defined a function than reverses the player (you will see it in the code). Can someone please help me?

player = "x"

def update_player(player):
    if player == "x":
        player = "y"
    else:
        player = "x"
    return player

update_player(player) #called the function with argument player
print(player)

You need to assign the return - `player = update_player(player)`. Or you could use player as a global variable instead of a parameter. — jonrsharpe, Sep 10 '20 at 07:06
thanks, it helped me. If you will write it as an answer, i will mark it with the green "v". Thank you so much! — Mattan Elkaim, Sep 10 '20 at 07:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '20 at 07:10

You are printing the same variable instead of printing the function.Edit your code like this.

player = "x"
def update_player(player):
    if player == "x":
        player = "y"
    else:
        player = "x"
    return player
k=update_player(player)
print(k)

Python functions scopes

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