New PEP: The directive statement

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <oOQt6.2576$4N4.342378 at newsc.telia.net>,
Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at effbot.org> wrote:
>Aahz Maruch wrote:
>> Fredrik:
>>>
>>>except that "import" already is a declaration statement, of course.
>>
>> Depends how you define "already".  There is no current released version
>> of Python (alphas and betas do not count as "released versions") in
>> which "import" is a declaration.
>
>import declares things, in all existing Python versions (hint: it's
>an assignment statement)

Mmmmm....  I see your point, but I think you're missing Martin's,
particularly in terms of the analogy with "global".  I also think it's
probably better at this point that I let Martin speak for himself rather
than me trying to interpret him.  ;-)
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