[Python-Dev] PEP 3000 and exec

[Brett Cannon]

On 10/10/05, Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
> Brett Cannon wrote:
>
> > But the better answer is we will just find a way.  =)
>
> I think the best answer would be just to dump the idea of
> exec-in-local-namespace altogether. I don't think I've
> ever seen a use case for it that wasn't better done some
> other way.
>

I agree that 'exec' could really stand to be tweaked.  As it stands
now it is nasty to deal with when it comes to program analysis. 
Anything that will make that easier gets my vote.

-Brett