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On Aug 16, 2011, at 9:29 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> I have no objection to lint tools. But separation of concerns should =
apply:
> the Python compiler should just compile what I tell it to, the linter
> should warn me if I'm running with scissors.

This point (also made by Ethan) I can agree with. I haven't looked =
through all the warnings the Python compiler emits, but it seems like it =
currently doesn't dispense advice (unlike, say, gcc). It only warns =
about changes in the language & standard library. In that context, =
asking it to warn about shadowing builtins would be an expansion of =
scope.=20

bye,
Philip=