From 89c51c05f1ab3591b3e7c3e4dd7c375e0f2dab22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edschuy95 <ed.schuyler@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:37:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] scoping issue fix

---
 RA3MP3Playback.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/RA3MP3Playback.py b/RA3MP3Playback.py
index f9921b4..ef26c83 100644
--- a/RA3MP3Playback.py
+++ b/RA3MP3Playback.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ VOLUME_STEP = 0.1  # step for W/S volume control
 
 # ====================== GLOBAL STATE =====================
 volumecheck = False
+master_fd = None
 gametypecheck = False
 arenacheck = False
 last_arena0 = "undefined"
@@ -512,6 +513,7 @@ def handle_game_line(line, pty_proc):
                 #stop_playback()
 
 def send_command(proc, cmd):
+    global master_fd
     #subprocess version
     try:
         if os.name == "nt":
@@ -525,7 +527,7 @@ def send_command(proc, cmd):
 
 # ======================== MAIN ===========================
 def main():
-    global playlist, ra3_maps, pty_proc, playlist_path, ra3_maps_path, arena0_blacklist, arena0_bl_path
+    global playlist, ra3_maps, pty_proc, playlist_path, ra3_maps_path, arena0_blacklist, arena0_bl_path, master_fd
 
     print(f"Loading Quake 3 Arena...")