[Tutor] renaming input works intermittently

[Steven D'Aprano]

On 12/07/13 11:07, eryksun wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
>>>           try:
>>>               if int(sys.version[0]) < 3:
>>>                   input = raw_input
>>>               numbers_str = original = input('Enter a positive'
>>> 'integer, space separated if desired.') # error occurs here
>>>
>>> Oddly, the error only occurs in Python 3.3 - the above works in Python 2.7
>>
>> The rules for local variables are rather more complicated in Python 2 and it
>> may be that you're somehow slipping through the cracks.
>
> In 2.x the if statement executes, so the local variable "input" gets assigned.


/facepalm


Ah, I mean, I knew that!


-- 
Steven