[Python-Dev] nested scopes confusion (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Tue, 04 Dec 2001 14:59:39 -0500

Answering my own question (sorry), this works:

def functions(): result = [] for i in range(10): def makefunction(index): def mth(): return index return mth mth = makefunction(i) result.append(mth) i = 25 return result for mth in functions(): print mth() But how will I understand this 3 months from now?

What's the problem with understanding this code? It looks totally clear to me. You could add a few comments or use more fancyful function names.

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