[Python-ideas] For-loop variable scope: simultaneous possession and ingestion of cake

[Bruce Leban]

I don't think the for loop is broken. If you want scopes other than global
and function, then you should add that explicitly, maybe something like:
a = []
for i in range(10):
  local k:
    k = i**2
    a.append(lambda: k)
  # k is not accessible here

a[3]() => 9

which is roughly equivalent to:

a = []
for i in range(10):
  def local_k():
    k = i**2
    a.append(lambda: k)
  local_k()

--- Bruce
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