Python scoping

[Hartmann Schaffer]

In article <8tev230147o at news1.newsguy.com>,
Alex Martelli <aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote:
>"Hartmann Schaffer" <hs at paradise.nirvananet> wrote in message
>news:8tda45$626$1 at paradise.nirvananet...
>> In article <gqeivsspqj64idsf6rr6dgbekif5t9osfo at 4ax.com>,
>> Steve Horne  <sh at ttsoftware.co.uk> wrote:
>> >On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 00:28:15 +0200, "Alex Martelli"
>> ><aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>I recall that in PL/I you may, if you wish, recall the label in
>> >>the END clause (or was it Ada...?  darn -- big languages, long
>> >>ago...):
>>
>> couldn't that be used for 'multiple closure' (i.e. it also close all
>> blocks that started within foo that weren't terminated yet)>
>
>Could be, if you wanted to design a language that way, but

i wasn't suggesting it (because i agree), but i think that the pl1
specs mentioned something like that

> ...

hs