Get globals() dict from other module

Question

I have follow this method to create a settings file with globals.

settings.py I have :

def init()
    global test
    test = True

in main.py :

import settings
settings.init()
print(globals())

I cannot see "test" in globals ! Any idea please ?

Does this answer your question? [How to create module-wide variables in Python?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1977362/how-to-create-module-wide-variables-in-python) — Jan Christoph Terasa, Feb 16 '21 at 16:00
Because it won't be in the globals of `main` but of `settings` — juanpa.arrivillaga, Feb 16 '21 at 16:12

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 16 '21 at 16:13

In Python, global variables are only global in the module where they were defined.

If you want to access the global variables of an imported module, you can use:

settings_globals = vars(settings)

Or if you only want the public ones (not starting with a leading underscore):

settings_publics = {k: v for k,v in vars(settings).items if not k.startswith('_')}

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