Python global variable isspace() error

Question

I define a global of sshIP along with others in Main

 foo,bar,sshIP = '','',''

using wx button event I define a function called load to test to see if sshIP has a value or if it is still '', from what I've seen I can do this with isspace(), however my implementation seems to always be met with a NameError that sshIP is not defined. load is a function of Main

def load(self,e):
    if sshIP.isspace(): 
        self.progressBox.AppendText("Cannot install, device not connected")
    else:
        self.installBtn.Enable()

the answer here by John Machin shows that isspace() should result in False (becasue of the not) for `' ', None, /t, ''` https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2405292/how-to-check-if-text-is-empty-spaces-tabs-newlines-in-python — P Shaw, Dec 13 '16 at 14:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '16 at 14:35

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Since Main is a function, those variables are not global unless you have marked them as such.

def Main():
    global foo
    global bar
    global sshIP

    foo,bar,sshIP = '','',''

But you might consider passing these variables as parameters to whatever you call next, rather than using globals.

To test for a non-empty string you can just:

if sshIP:

since an empty string is False in a boolean context.

answered Dec 13 '16 at 14:35

cdarke

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perfect, thank you. `global sshIP, foo,bar` `sshIP, foo,bar = '','',''` – P Shaw Dec 13 '16 at 14:40

Python global variable isspace() error

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