Python Compile and Exec test

compile_exec.py

# Compile and Exec test
# Just making sure that exec deals with scoping correctly
#
# Note that the compile statement compiles code into bytecode, but does not execute it
# Reference: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2011/2/1/exec-in-python/

def pakrox2():
    print "pakrox2 external"

code = ""

def test():
    s = "def pakrox():\n"
    s += "\tprint 1+1\n"

    def pakrox2():
        print 'pakrox2 internal'

    s += "pakrox()\n"
    s += "pakrox2()\n"

    global code
    code = compile(s, '<string>', 'exec')

    exec code # should print 'pakrox 2 internal'

test()

exec code # should print 'pakrox 2 external'