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From: Laurent Claessens <moky.math@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: scope of function parameters
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>>  What is the rationale behind the fact to add a space between "5" and
>>  ".__add__" ?
>>  Why does it work ?
>
> It's a hint for the tokenizer.

I didn't know the tokenizer. Now I understand.
Thanks

Laurent