Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> added the comment:
Name mangling is intended to create class local references (that is why the class name is prepended) and can be used to add a layer of privacy to calls *within* a class. It is not intended to do what you're trying to do outside of class definitions. ---------- nosy: +rhettinger resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue34196> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com