[Python-Dev] Explicit Lexical Scoping (pre-PEP?) (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Thu Jul 6 14:39:32 CEST 2006

Michael Chermside <mcherm at mcherm.com> writes:

Phillip Eby writes:

I don't see a problem with requiring '.x' to be used for both reading and writing of outer-scope names; it just shouldn't be required for an outer-scope name that you don't rebind in the current scope.

def counter(num): def inc(): .num += 1 return .num return inc I am reminded of Tim Peter's declaration in response to a similar proposal some time ago: Syntax should not look like grit on my monitor. (Sorry, no reference... but I swear it's word-for-word accurate because the quote burned itself into my memory.)

I think it was Anthony:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2005-July/054581.html

Cheers, mwh

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