[Python-Dev] [poll] New name for builtins (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Thu Nov 29 14:16:46 CET 2007

Christian Heimes wrote:

I tend to agree that local, nonlocal, global and the-other-thingie are more like the layers of an onion than a tree. It makes sense to me. The name lookup starts at the local level and goes all the way out until it reaches the universal level. Or does it go in until it reaches the core of the onion? It's a matter of perspective. universal or core ?

Function locals, module globals and program universals would make more sense to me - outer layers have a broader scope than inner layers.

If we wanted to beat the metaphor to death we could even rename nonlocal to regional ;)

Cheers, Nick.

P.S. Just to be clear, I am definitely NOT suggesting that renaming nonlocal like that would be a good idea :)

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