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Re: Python scoping

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From Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
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Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> > The *binding* is scoped.
>
> And the binding follows the exact same rules as anything else would.
> It has scope and visibility. In terms of the OP, the binding IS like a
> variable.

Yes. So let's stop behaving as though the *name* behaves like a
variable. It isn't, and doesn't.

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Ben Finney

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Python scoping gervaz <gervaz@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 15:35 -0700
  Re: Python scoping Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-21 08:52 +1000
  Re: Python scoping Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-21 10:39 +1000
    Re: Python scoping Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-21 10:55 +1000
      Re: Python scoping Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-21 12:38 +1000
        Re: Python scoping Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-21 13:21 +1000
          Re: Python scoping Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-21 14:06 +1000
            Re: Python scoping gervaz <gervaz@gmail.com> - 2011-06-21 02:05 -0700
  Re: Python scoping Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-21 00:57 +0000

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