[Python-Dev] 'With' context documentation draft (was Re: Terminology for PEP 343 (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Fri Jul 8 13:57:28 CEST 2005

Walter Dörwald <walter at livinglogic.de> writes:

Michael Hudson wrote:

Walter Dörwald <walter at livinglogic.de> writes: [...] I.e. will VAR still exist after the end of the block with its value the return value of enter() or will it revert to the previous value (if any)?

Eh, no. Where would you store the old value? I don't know, where does: >>> x = 42 >>> "".join(chr(x) for x in xrange(10)) '\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\t' >>> x 42 store it?

In a new frame, AIUI.

You'll get a different answer for a list comprehension, as I'm sure you know.

Cheers, mwh

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