Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.076 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.87; '*S*': 0.02; 'odd': 0.07; 'python': 0.11; 'posted': 0.15; 'bindings,': 0.16; 'block.': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'languages)': 0.16; 'subject:issue': 0.16; 'subject:simple': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'slightly': 0.19; 'aug': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'class': 0.32; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'much.': 0.36; 'starting': 0.37; 'thank': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'slowly': 0.60; 'real': 0.63; 'dust': 0.84; 'move.': 0.84; 'reply!': 0.84; 'capture': 0.91; 'thing,': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=6DJdqArSXPRzKwj3DBzHElvduwCwduwak3poQTWmjaM=; b=n5b+hJSCgTc0udzevB18zJdjMnK5Lw/a4KqFJ/Q/zbFDSlMiUcaRrT8a8h8eQAoaqE J20J7L/jIETd3+w1HDisUyytUJMfIBeKyaCb55vJbf9m6+KDkLbBzjVq1hHzx33OhTx+ enV/ZvO8rQValr30ofwLJmR9kQxXUPlUO1X4cr+BmQ9VnCPoMvmxfOm4Pg53ztdE4smG WIO7JesEj7QyOsDsa9g/u4ObPWkPzqMHAsbDxOYe7/RBSYKDX53FfolPoM4Ev1bTMgQK v9tpRJ6wNC7/4O96Hy3XBbBQDYQXjFw6UzHXHZAoqLQha43U2pX7J6HCejiu3ub+hZ/U +Iqg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.220.182.193 with SMTP id cd1mr4928255vcb.32.1375646602734; Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:03:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <51fea9bb$0$1677$e4fe514c@dreader35.news.xs4all.nl> References: <51fe9b6b$0$1689$e4fe514c@dreader35.news.xs4all.nl> <51fea9bb$0$1677$e4fe514c@dreader35.news.xs4all.nl> Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 21:03:22 +0100 Subject: Re: stupid simple scope issue From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1375646610 news.xs4all.nl 15903 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34722 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:51939 On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:21 PM, JohnD wrote: > On 2013-08-04, Chris Angelico wrote: > [...] > Thank you very much. The dust is slowly starting to move. > The code posted is nothing like the real thing, but I tried > to capture the essence. > > From your commants I think I see my mistake. > > Thank you very much for your reply! No probs! Python does have a slightly odd (compared to other languages) interpretation of "variable assignments" (name bindings, really) inside a class block. Trips up a lot of people. ChrisA