> So, if I understand correctly, in the presence of a global statement > search > just goes up the lexical chain looking for the first occurrence of the > variable to modify? > > x = 0 > def f(): > x = 1 > def g(): > global x > x = 2 > print x > g() > print x > f() > print x > > Today it prints > > 2 > 1 > 2 > > You're suggesting it will print > > 2 > 2 > 0 > > ?
Sounds right to me. > Sounds reasonable to me. If we're talking py3k I'd chuck "global" as a > keyword though and replace it with something like "outer". I must say that I don't like "outer" any more than I like "global." The problem is that in both cases we are selecting the *inner*most definition that isn't in the current scope. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
