Namespaces in functions vs classes

[Rhodri James]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:47:40 +0100, Gerald Britton  
<gerald.britton at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Gerald Britton wrote:
>>> I now understand the Python does
>>> not consider a class definition as a separate namespace as it does for
>>> function definitions.  That is a helpful understanding.
>
>> That is not correct.  Classes are separate namespaces -- they just
>> aren't automatically searched.  The only namespaces that are
>> automatically searched are local, non-local, global, and built-in.
>
> I see you misunderstood my observation:  Python does not consider a class
> definition as a separate namespace *as it does* for function definitions.

This phrase normally parses as "Python does not consider a class  
definition as a separate namespace.  In contrast, Python does consider a  
function definition as a separate namespace."  If you meant "Python does  
not consider a class definition as a separate namespace *in the same way*  
that it does for function definitions," saying so would make life easier  
for the fairly large number of readers of this newsgroup whose first  
language isn't English.

Language abuse: it's not just Python.  A donation of just $5 will keep a  
programmer in prepositions for a month.  $50 will supply enough articles  
to keep a small company understandable for over a year.  With your  
generous help, we can beat this scourge!

Ahem.

Normal service will now be resumed.

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Rhodri James *-* Wildebeest Herder to the Masses