[Python-Dev] closure semantics (original) (raw)

David Ascher DavidA at ActiveState.com
Wed Nov 5 17:16:24 EST 2003


Alex Martelli wrote:

So it can't be global, as it must stay a keyword for backwards compatibility at least until 3.0. Why? Removing keywords should be much simpler than adding them. I have no idea how hard it is to hack the parser to adjust, but I can't imagine how having 'global' no longer be a keyword as far as its concerned break b/w compatibility.

What am I missing?



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