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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:14:06 +1000
Subject: Re: Default scope of variables
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:11:37 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> It's not something to be solved by the language, but it's often
>> something to be solved by the program's design. Two lines of code that
>> achieve the same goal should normally look the same. This is why
>> Python's policy is "one obvious way to do something" rather than "spell
>> it five different ways in the same file to make a nightmare for other
>> people coming after you". Why should database queries be spelled
>> "trans1.query()" in one place, and "trans2.query()" in another?
>
> Is that a trick question? They probably shouldn't. But it's a big leap
> from that to "...and therefore `for` and `while` should introduce their
> own scope".

No, it's not a trick question; I was responding to Ethan's suggestion
as well as yours, and he was saying pretty much that.

BruceA
(maybe that'll reduce the confusion?)