variable to be transmitted from a CGI script to a module

[jcj]

hello,
is it possible to have something like :

script.cgi
#!/usr/local/bin/python
# -*-python-*-
global MY_VARIABLE
MY_VARIABLE = "myvalue"
import module1
module1.my_function()

module1.py
# -*-python-*-
global MY_VARIABLE
if MY_VARIABLE:
print 'variable defined'
else:
print 'variable NOT defined'
def my_function():
print 'my_function'

when I try to compile the module, I obtain this message :
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in ?
File "module1.py", line 3, in ?
if MY_VARIABLE:
NameError: global name 'MY_VARIABLE' is not defined

same error when executing the python CGI script

thanks in advance

Jean-Claude

[jcj]

as the goal is to pass a parameter to a module, I found a way using
the OS environment :

in the cgi, I do like a putenv :
os.environ['MY_UNIX_VARIABLE'] = 'myvalue'

in the module, I do like a getenv :
MY_PYTHON_VARIABLE = os.environ['MY_UNIX_VARIABLE']

[M-a-S]

Read also the thread "How to pass parameter to a module?"
M-a-S

"jcj" <jc*******@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:45**************************@posting.google.c om...

hello,
is it possible to have something like :

script.cgi
#!/usr/local/bin/python
# -*-python-*-
global MY_VARIABLE
MY_VARIABLE = "myvalue"
import module1
module1.my_function()

module1.py
# -*-python-*-
global MY_VARIABLE
if MY_VARIABLE:
print 'variable defined'
else:
print 'variable NOT defined'
def my_function():
print 'my_function'
Jean-Claude

[jcj]

"M-a-S" <NO*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Qp*****************@twister.southeast.rr.com >...

Read also the thread "How to pass parameter to a module?"
M-a-S

you're right, the proper solution is :

import sys
print sys.modules['__main__'].myVariable

thanks a lot