Thanks Nick. I find yours (and Eric’s) argument compelling. I’m totally aligned with using SyntaxError in 3.8 and thinking through the more general problem for 3.9.
Cheers, -Barry > On Aug 9, 2019, at 06:44, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Short version of my more detailed answer below: > > While my rationale is different from Barry's, I've convinced myself > that the right thing to do for Python 3.8 is to remove the new > TargetScopeError and have these cases all just raise SyntaxError. > > I do still see potential value in a new "AssignmentScopeError" > subclass, but it would apply to more than just these new exceptions, > and can be considered on a more leisurely basis for Python 3.9.
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