Introduction to Programming using Python 1st Edition

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Chapter 6 - Functions - Section 6.9 - The Scope of Variables - Check Point - MyProgrammingLab - Page 189: 6.19

Answer

Yes the program will run and it's printout will be "y is 1".

Work Step by Step

The program will run because variable y is defined inside the else block. When the program will execute the condition of if block will checked which will come False and control will enter the else block and the variable y will be declared there. So there will be no error.
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