Incorrect scope of list comprehension variables

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:48:03 -0700, Aahz wrote:

> In article <4bb92850$0$8827$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>, Steven D'Aprano 
> <steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>Nevertheless, it is a common intuition that the list comp variable
>>should *not* be exposed outside of the list comp, and that the for-loop
>>variable should. Perhaps it makes no sense, but it is very common --
>>I've never heard of anyone being surprised that the for-loop variable is
>>exposed, but I've seen many people surprised by the fact that list-comps
>>do expose their loop variable.
> 
> I've definitely seen people surprised by the for-loop behavior.

What programming languages were they used to (if any)?

I don't know of any language that creates a new scope for loop variables, 
but perhaps that's just my ignorance...


-- 
Steven