What is scope of variables ?explain.

What is scope of variables ?explain.
Ans.-  The scope of variables depend upon the location where the variable is being declared.
The variable declared in one part of the program may not be accessible to the other part.
In python, the variable is defined with the two types of scopes.
1.)                Global scope
2.)                Local scope

The variable defined outside any function is known to have a global scope whereas the variable defined inside a function to have a local scope.