NameError: name 'edit' is not defined

[CabbageMan]

I am trying to get the value from "edit", but I can't seem to get it to work.

edit = 0

def knapp_1(self):
        global edit
        
        if edit == 0:
            edit = 1
        else:
            edit = edit * 10 + 1

        self.tall_input.setPlainText(str(edit))

When i run the code, I get the error:
File "c:\Users\Albert\Desktop\retarded\kalkulator_gui.py", line 67, in knapp_1
if edit == 0:
NameError: name 'edit' is not defined

Is there something other than "global" that I can use to get the value?

[ichabod801]

Yes, you can pass the value as a parameter. And since it looks like you want to change the value outside of the function, you would return the value. It looks like your function is part of a class, yes? So it would like this:

def knapp_1(self, edit):   # edit as a parameter
         
        if edit == 0:
            edit = 1
        else:
            edit = edit * 10 + 1
 
        self.tall_input.setPlainText(str(edit))
        return edit   # return the modified value

Then when you called it, it would look like this:

edit = self.knapp_1(edit)

[ichabod801]

Or, duh, since this is part of a class, you could just make edit an attribute of the class. So you would use self.edit everywhere instead of edit, and you wouldn't need to pass it as a parameter or return it.

[CabbageMan]

Yes, you can pass the value as a parameter. And since it looks like you want to change the value outside of the function, you would return the value. It looks like your function is part of a class, yes? So it would like this:

def knapp_1(self, edit):   # edit as a parameter
         
        if edit == 0:
            edit = 1
        else:
            edit = edit * 10 + 1
 
        self.tall_input.setPlainText(str(edit))
        return edit   # return the modified value

Then when you called it, it would look like this:

edit = self.knapp_1(edit)

Thank you for the help, but i have found a new problem:

else:
    edit = edit * 10 + 1

In this part "edit" doesn't multiply by 10 as i should. If I chang out the "edit * 10" part with "1 * 10", it works as it should, but i have no idea what to do. If you have any suggestions, it would be much appreciated.

[ichabod801]

That code looks fine, so I think your error is something else. Repost your current code, specify how you are calling the method, and what inputs you are using.

[CabbageMan]

That code looks fine, so I think your error is something else. Repost your current code, specify how you are calling the method, and what inputs you are using.

Sorry, totally missed your second reply. That fixed the problem. Thank you so much!