How to specify the value of variables in a file to be loaded

mcmug
53 ●6

Hello,

I encountered the following problem. When I a write a file test.sage with one line:

print a

in the terminal I define a function,

def test2():
   a=1
   load("test.sage")

When I run test2() in the terminal, I get the error message

NameError: name 'a' is not defined

My question is, how do I specify the value of a in test.sage when I load it?

Thanks in advance!

1 Answer

Sort by » oldest newest most voted

3203 ●5 ●41 ●85

You can declare a as a global variable:

def test2():
    global a
    a=1
    load("test.sage")

Remember that SageMath now is based on Python 3, so you should write print(a) if you use SageMath 9.0.

thank you <3

mcmug ( 2020-02-28 03:39:18 +0200 )edit

Please start posting anonymously - your entry will be published after you log in or create a new account.

1 follower

Asked: 2020-02-27 07:12:05 +0200

Seen: 345 times

Last updated: Feb 27 '20