[Python-Dev] global statements outside functions/methods should raise SyntaxError (original) (raw)

Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Sun Nov 15 21:08:49 CET 2009


2009/11/15 Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>:

Well, personally I think it would be a good thing if this raised an exception during bytecode compilation - but it would fall under the moratorium and have to wait a few years.

It could probably be considered a bug, though, since the global statement in that case silently has absolutely no effect.

-- Regards, Benjamin



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