using a function defined outside a class in python code example

Example 1: how to access variables from a class in python

class Example(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.itsProblem = "problem"


theExample = Example()
print(theExample.itsProblem)

Example 2: how to access variables from a class in python

class Example(object):
    itsProblem = "problem"


theExample = Example()
print(theExample.itsProblem)
print (Example.itsProblem)