In C, it's a common pattern to use temporary variables in an lexical scope to prevent the global scope from getting dirty. For example,
```C int a[N]; for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) { int temp = ... a[i] = ... // something got from temp } // temp do not exists here ``` But in python, such a pattern seems impossible. An straightforward translation should be like this: ```python a = [] for i in range(N): temp = ... a.append(...)# something got from temp # temp DO EXISTS here, will be the value of the last iteration ``` As in the comment, the temporary variable remains existing after the block. How do you usually deal with this? _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor