(def) help

Question

def hero():
a1 = input( "Name/ ")
print("hello Hero" + a1)
set_hp: str = '25'
set_at = '1'
print("hp = " + set_hp)
print("attack = " + set_at)
print(hero())
# how do I get (a1) out of (def hero)
# print ((a1) + dam)
# name -2

Answer 1

in addition to Coder Kitten :
a1=""
def hero() :
global a1
....

Answer 2

thx