Python NameError: name 'print_x' is not defined

Question

I am new to python and have a very simple question:

x="hello World"
print_x()

def print_x():
    print(x)

this outputs NameError: name 'print_x' is not defined and I don't know why because i defined it right there.

(This is my first time writing a function)

see also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3754240/declare-function-at-end-of-file-in-python — Dennis, Apr 21 '22 at 19:56

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '22 at 19:50

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This is because you wrote your function AFTER you called it. Python is a scripting language, so you need to have the function declared before you call it.

answered Apr 21 '22 at 19:50

Noah Wilhelm

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