Feb. 22, 2001
9:36 p.m.
1. "exec('x = 1')" should behave exactly the same as "x = 1"
Sorry, no go. This just isn't a useful feature.
2. "from foo import *" should do the same as "x = 1"
But it is limiting because it hides information from the compiler, and hence it is outlawed when it gets in the way of the compiler.
3. "def g(): print x" should behave the same as "print x"
Huh? again. Defining a function does't call it. Python has always adhered to the principle that the context where a function is defined determines its context, not where it is called. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)