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

[Mike Krell]

> What's wrong with "nonlocal"?  I don't think i've seen an argument
> against that one so far (from Talin or others).

It sounds a bit awkward to me.  Also, it would be nice if the keyword
indicated which scope was operative.

If I've followed the discussions correctly, I think the parent scope
would be operative, so I humbly suggest "parent".

   Mike