[FIXED] How come I have a to call "global" to set a global variable in a Python function

Issue

def try_again():
    play_again = input("would you like to play again? ").lower()
    if play_again == "y":
        global comp_count
        comp_count = 0
        global user_count
        user_count = 0
        game()
    else:
        print(" Thanks for playing! Bye now! :) ")
        exit()

This is in Python 3. I'd like to reset a global variable in a function. How come I have to call it that way? Is there a better DRY way?

Solution

When a variable is made outside a function, it is set to global by default, but if you create a variable inside a function, and you want the variable to be accessed and changed by other functions, you set it to global.

Answered By - ReplitUser