[issue12165] [doc] clarify documentation of nonlocal

Eryk Sun added the comment: > Another problem with the current text is that it fails to exclude > enclosing class scopes The nonlocal statement is only disallowed in module code (i.e. "exec" compilation mode) because it can never be nested. It's allowed in a class definition that has an

[issue12165] [doc] clarify documentation of nonlocal

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: > I think this is more confusing then helpful. I concur. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue12165] [doc] clarify documentation of nonlocal

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[issue12165] [doc] clarify documentation of nonlocal

Irit Katriel added the comment: The doc has been updated by now and mentions "excluding globals". I'm changing the title to reflect Terry's last comment. One comment on his suggestion: I would remove/change "the nonlocal statement is similar to the global statement" because it's not obvious