gistfile1.txt

```
wiz  = ["Wizard",70,150]
elf = ["Elf",70,100]
hum = ["Human",150,20]
dragon = ["Trump",300,150]

print("Welcome to Function Scope Issue Example!")

print(
    f"1)   {wiz[0]}\n"
    f"2)   {elf[0]}\n"
    f"3)   {hum[0]}\n"
)
    

def main_menu():
    while True:
        _v = input("Choose your character: ")

        if _v == "1":
            print(
                f"You have chosen {wiz[0]}\n"
                f"Hit points: {wiz[1]}\n"
                f"Damage points: {wiz[2]}\n"
            )
            fight(wiz)
            break
        elif _v == "2":
            print(
                f"You have chosen {elf[0]}\n"
                f"Hit points: {elf[1]}\n"
                f"Damage points: {elf[2]}\n"
            )
            fight(elf)
            break
        elif _v == "3":
            print(
                f"You have chosen {hum[0]}\n"
                f"Hit points: {hum[1]}\n"
                f"Damage points: {hum[2]}\n"
            )
            fight(hum)
            break
        else:
            print("Unknown character", _v)
            continue
    return

def fight(char):
    count = 1
    while (char[1] > 0) and (dragon[1] > 0):
        count = (count + 1) % 2
        if count == 1:
            attacker = dragon
            victim = char
            victim[1] = (victim[1] - attacker[2])
            print(
                f"The {attacker[0].lower()} damaged the {victim[0].lower()}!\n"
                f"The {victim[0].lower()}'s hitpoints are now: {victim[2]}\n"
            )
        elif count == 0:
            attacker = char
            victim = dragon
            victim[1] = (victim[1] - attacker[2])
            print(
                f"The {attacker[0].lower()} damaged the {victim[0].lower()}!\n"
                f"The {victim[0].lower()}'s hitpoints are now: {victim[2]}\n"
            )
        continue
    else:
        print(
            f"The {attacker[0].lower()} has slain the {victim[0].lower()}!\n"
            f"The {victim[0].lower()} has lost the battle... \U0001F62D\n"
            )
    return
main_menu()
```

Code snippet I recreated using lists instead of dicts for the characters.  Was hoping to re-create a scoping issue I was having, but am unable - the code appears to work fine.