[Python-Dev] closure semantics

[David Ascher]

Alex Martelli wrote:

>So it can't be global, as it must stay a keyword for backwards compatibility
>at least until 3.0.  
>
Why?  Removing keywords should be much simpler than adding them.  I have
no idea how hard it is to hack the parser to adjust, but I can't imagine how
having 'global' no longer be a keyword as far as its concerned break b/w
compatibility.

What am I missing?