On 01/11/12 06:57, anatoly techtonik wrote:
[...]
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'FONT_NAMES' referenced before assignment
As you may see there is inconsistency between handling of line 6 -
"if len(DEBUG):" and line 8 - "if len(FONT_NAMES):". This is very magical
and hard to troubleshoot.
I wouldn't call it an inconsistency, because the rules for deciding whether
something is treated as local or global is consistently applied to all
functions and variables. I would use the word "difference" instead -- there
is a difference between line 6 and line 8 because there is a difference
between DEBUG (global) and FONT_NAMES (local).
As to whether this is "magical" behaviour, I suppose in some sense it is,
but if so, it is more like a light sprinkling of pixie dust rather than
full-blown dark voodoo magic.
I wonder if this message can be improved with a
pointer to the concept on when global variables become local?
If you have a suggestion for an improved message, please tell us. Or raise
an issue on the bug tracker.
--
Steven
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