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Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 02:57:52 +0200
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On Tue, 31 May 2011 15:47:33 -0600
Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> wrote:

> The i variable is part of the global scope, and as you iterate over
> range(10) again it coincidentally takes on the same values as in the
> original list comprehension.  You don't see this in Python 3 because
> the scope of i is limited to the list comprehension, not global.

I read about the scope change. 
However, list comprehension scope being global still feels "right" for
me because I am still using Python 2.

I feel that I should start worrying more about future migration issues.

Cheers 

Martin