+1 On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 7:10 AM, Ivan Levkivskyi <levkivs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > The documentation at https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html > says that: > > "Names listed in a global statement must not be used in the same code block > textually preceding that global statement" > > But then later: > > "CPython implementation detail: The current implementation does not enforce > the two restrictions, > but programs should not abuse this freedom, as future implementations may > enforce them..." > > Code like this > > def f(): > x = 1 > global x > > gives SyntaxWarning for several releases, maybe it is time to make it a > SyntaxError? > > (I have opened an issue for this http://bugs.python.org/issue27999 I will > submit a patch soon). > > -- > Ivan > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org >
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