python - call dictionary from one function to another

Question

How can I call a dictionary created in one function to another?

I have tried using How do I access a dictionary from a function to be used in another function? but it doesn't work for me.

I have created dictionary1 in server() and I want to use it in create_csv().

How can I call it?

def server(id):

  dictionary1 = dict(zip(temp_sourcenodes, sip))

  dictionary1.update(dict(zip(temp_destnodes, dip)))

  print(dictionary1)

def create_csv():

Answer 1

Use return and call server from within create_csv. This may necessitate feeding id_ to create_csv, but this is likely reasonable, as presumably dictionary1 is constructed based on id_.

def server(id_):
    # some code to construct dictionary1
    return dictionary1

def create_csv(id_):
    my_dict = server(id_)
    # export to csv here