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Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 18:24:01 -0700
From: Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
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On 06/03/2014 06:14 PM, Deb Wyatt wrote:
> Mark Harris wrote:
>>
>> The examples deal mostly with names and scope. The article in my opinion
>> confuses a Python concept which is otherwise very straight-forward which
>> has been beat to death on this forum.
>
> Well, I'm glad you find this concept straight-forward.  I guess I'm not
>  as smart as you.  I won't beat it anymore.

Deb, do yourself a favor and just trash-can anything from Mark Harris.

And keep asking questions.

--
~Ethan~