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19 lines
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Global variables are a useful construct, but they should not be abused. Functions access the global scope through the <code>global</code> keyword, but this practice considerably reduce the function's readability and reusability. Instead, the global variable should be passed as a parameter to the function.
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== Noncompliant Code Example
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NAME = 'Joe'
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def write_name();
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global NAME # Noncompliant
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print NAME
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== Compliant Solution
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def write_name(name);
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print name
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