[Python-Dev] closure semantics (original) (raw)
David Ascher DavidA at ActiveState.com
Wed Nov 5 17:16:24 EST 2003
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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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