Re: Default scope of variables

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Subject	Re: Default scope of variables
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On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:54 PM, Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> wrote:
> You had me worried there for a moment, as that is obviously an error.
>
> Then I checked my actual code, and I find that I mis-transcribed it. It
> actually looks like this -
>
>     with db_session as conn:
>         db_session.transaction_active = True
>         conn.cur.execute(...)
>
> I am still not quite sure what your objection is to this. It feels
> straightforward to me.
>
> Here is one possible answer. Whenever I want to commit a transaction I have
> to add the extra line. There is a danger that I could mis-spell
> 'transaction_active', in which case it would not raise an error, but would
> not commit the transaction, which could be a hard-to-trace bug. Using your
> approach, if I mis-spelled 'db_session.connect()', it would immediately
> raise an error.
>
> Is that your concern, or are there other issues?

Yes, that is one concern.  Another is that since you mistakenly typed
"conn" instead of "db_session" once, you might make the same mistake
again in actual code, with the same effect (unless the conn object
doesn't allow arbitrary attributes, which is a possibility).  Another
is that the code adheres better to the DRY principle if you don't need
to copy that line all over the place.

Thread

Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-04 03:27 +0000
  Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-04 14:07 +1000
    Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-04 05:32 +0000
      Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-04 15:47 +1000
        Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-04 16:38 +0000
          Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 02:58 +1000
          Re: Default scope of variables Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-07-07 08:13 -0500
          Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-07 23:43 +1000
            Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-07 16:03 +0000
              Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-08 10:46 +1000
            Re: Default scope of variables alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 14:52 +1000
              Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 15:07 +1000
                Re: Default scope of variables alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 16:08 +1000
                Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 16:13 +1000
                Re: Default scope of variables "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2013-07-09 09:35 +0200
                Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 17:45 +1000
                Re: Default scope of variables Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 01:56 -0600
                Re: Default scope of variables "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2013-07-09 10:22 +0200
                Re: Default scope of variables "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2013-07-09 10:38 +0200
                Re: Default scope of variables Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-07-09 09:07 -0700
                Re: Default scope of variables Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 10:44 -0600
                Re: Default scope of variables Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-07-09 10:23 -0700
                Re: Default scope of variables Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-07-09 12:41 -0600
                Re: Default scope of variables Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-07-09 12:19 -0700
                Re: Default scope of variables "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2013-07-10 07:54 +0200
                Re: Default scope of variables Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-07-10 09:42 -0600
                Re: Default scope of variables Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-07-10 08:29 -0700
                Re: Default scope of variables "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2013-07-11 07:52 +0200
          Re: Default scope of variables Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-07-07 09:52 -0700
          Re: Default scope of variables Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-07-07 11:59 -0700
          Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-08 10:48 +1000
            Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-08 02:23 +0000
              Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-08 13:11 +1000
                Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-08 05:00 +0000
                Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-08 15:14 +1000
      Re: Default scope of variables Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-07-04 08:48 +0200
      Re: Default scope of variables Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-07-04 01:12 -0600
      Re: Default scope of variables Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-04 03:06 -0400
        Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-04 15:52 +0000
        Re: Default scope of variables Rotwang <sg552@hotmail.co.uk> - 2013-07-04 17:54 +0100
          Re: Default scope of variables Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-07-04 20:36 +0200
          Re: Default scope of variables Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 01:04 +0100
          Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-05 01:24 +0000
            Re: Default scope of variables Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-04 22:03 -0400
            Re: Default scope of variables Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 03:29 +0100
            Re: Default scope of variables Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 03:27 +0100
            Re: Default scope of variables Rotwang <sg552@hotmail.co.uk> - 2013-07-05 07:28 +0100
        Re: Default scope of variables Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-07-05 13:24 +0000
          Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 23:43 +1000
            Re: Default scope of variables Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-07-05 15:36 +0000
          Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-07 16:08 +0000
            Re: Default scope of variables Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-07-08 11:54 +0000
              Re: Default scope of variables Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-07-08 14:14 +0100
      Re: Default scope of variables Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> - 2013-07-04 14:43 +0200
      Re: Default scope of variables Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-07-04 10:45 -0500
  Re: Default scope of variables Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-07-04 05:30 +0100
    Re: Default scope of variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-04 05:45 +0000
  Re: Default scope of variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-04 14:36 +1000
  Re: Default scope of variables Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-07-04 06:09 +0100
  Re: Default scope of variables Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-07-08 17:58 +0100

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