[Python-Dev] would warnings be appropriate for probably-misused global statements?

[Skip Montanaro]

    Alex> I've recently helped clarify a few users' confusion about what the
    Alex> "global" statement is for, and I'm starting to think that it might
    Alex> help overcome that confusion if "global" gave warnings when used
    Alex> in probably-inappropriate ways: not inside a function, or about a
    Alex> variable that the function does not, in fact, bind nor re-bind.
    Alex> Is there agreement that this might be helpful?

Yes, but perhaps it should be left to pychecker.

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