[Python-Dev] elimination of scope bleeding ofiteration variables

[Delaney, Timothy (Tim)]

Greg Ewing wrote:

>    for x in stuff:
>      for x in otherstuff:
>        dosomethingelse(x)
> 
> would be a SyntaxError because the inner loop
> is trying to use x while it's still in use by the
> outer loop.

So would this also be a SyntaxError?

    for x in stuff:
        x = somethingelse

Tim Delaney