[Python-Dev] Explicit Lexical Scoping (pre-PEP?)

[Guido van Rossum]

On 7/5/06, Phillip J. Eby <pje at telecommunity.com> wrote:
> At 12:18 AM 7/5/2006 +0200, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> >I don't see anything else that's attractive. The realistic options are:
> >
> >1. do nothing
> >2. extend global's meaning
> >3. add outer keyword
>
> Did you also consider and reject:
>
> * Alternate binding operators (e.g. ":=", ".=", etc.)

Brr.

> * Alternate spelling of outer names when binding (e.g. ".x = whatever" to
> bind an outer x)

We looked at and rejected "globals.x = whatever". I think the same
reasoning applies here.

> If so, then these should probably be added to the "rejected alternatives"
> for Py3K so they don't get rehashed.

Georgbot?

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