The Global Keyword

Snippet

The 'global' keyword allows you to modify a variable that is defined outside the current function's scope.

snippet.py
python
score = 0
def add_point():
    global score
    score += 1

Breakdown

global score

Tells Python to use the 'score' variable from the main script level.

score += 1

Increments the global variable by one.

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