[Python-Dev] Explicit Lexical Scoping (pre-PEP?)
Georg Brandl
g.brandl at gmx.net
Wed Jul 5 10:29:27 CEST 2006
Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 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?
I added the alternative binding operators. The discussion about ".x" seems
to be still in progress.
Georg
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