Why Does My Python Function Give a NameError in the Shell?

[funcosed]

Newbie question...
I'm just learning python and need some help with creating functions. I want to create a function that is callable from python shell. I write a script as follows,

#!/usr/bin/python
def examplr(str):
print str

save it as example.py, then in shell try example('ddd') but it returns an error,
NameError: name 'example' is not defined. Anyone know what I am doing wrong?

 

[jhae2.718]

Please use [code ] tags...

[i]#!/usr/bin/python[/i][/color]
[b]def[/b][/color] examplr[/color](str[/color]):
    [b]print[/b][/color] str[/color]

Based on your code, you've named your function examplr.

If that's just a typo in your post, and you're correctly calling the function, then it sounds like you haven't imported your module into Python. If you're using IDLE, hit F5 to run the script. Otherwise, run the interpreter in the directory you've saved example.py and run

[b]import[/b][/color] [b]example[/b][/color]

to bring the module into the current namespace. Then, you can access you function as

example.[/color]example('foo'[/color])

 

[funcosed]

Thanks, that worked I hadnt imported it properly.