Re: [Python-Dev] closure semantics

Oct. 21, 2003

      Guido van Rossum wrote:
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Maybe "global x in f" would work?
def outer():
    x = 1
    def intermediate():
        x = 2
        def inner():
            global x in outer
            x = 42
        inner()
        print x      # prints 2
    intermediate()
    print x          # prints 42
Why not make local variables attributes of the function, i.e.
replace:

    def inner():
       global x in outer
       x = 42

with:

    def inner():
       outer.x = 42

Global variables could then be assigned via:
    global.x = 42

Could this be made backwards compatible?

Bye,
    Walter Dörwald