Variable Explorer not showing Variables from imported source files

[Peter Saunders]

I have split a 1000+ row python source code file into multiple files that I now 'import' as required. These new smaller files define Global Variables used across the whole solution. When running my code in Spyder 5.0.5, I cannot see these Global Variables in the Variable Explorer.

Example:

code1.py

def function1():

    global var1

    var1 = "Hello"

code0.py

import code1 as c1

def do_something():

    c1.function1()

    the_answer = c1.var1 + " Peter"

When running "code0", I want to see both variables in the explorer: the_answer and var1, but I only see the_answer.

How can I do this?