[New-bugs-announce] [issue24796] Deleting names referencing from enclosed and enclosing scopes

[Nick Coghlan]

New submission from Nick Coghlan:

While committing issue #24129, I noticed the following in the execution model documentation:

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If a variable is referenced in an enclosing scope, it is illegal to delete the name. An error will be reported at compile time.
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I'm not sure what that means, as both of the following compiled fine for me under 3.4.2:

>>> def f():
...     x = 1
...     def g():
...         nonlocal x
...         del x
... 
>>> def f():
...     x = 1
...     del x
...     def g():
...         print(x)
...

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 248036
nosy: docs at python, ncoghlan
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Deleting names referencing from enclosed and enclosing scopes

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