The Following Is a Program Segment and the Definition of a Function

question 12

Short Answer

The following is a program segment and the definition of a function named sub.
$$\begin{array} { l c } \mathrm { X } = \dot { 8 } & \text { def sub(): } \\\text { sub() } & \dot { \mathrm { x } } = 2 \\\text { print } ( \mathrm { X } ) & \cdot \\. & \cdot\end{array}$$
A. What value will be printed by the program segment if X of function sub is a global variable?
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B. What value will be printed by the program segment if X of function sub is a local variable?
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Definitions:

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