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Re: Question about name scope

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Am 01.02.2012 18:36, schrieb Dave Angel:
> def f(a):
>     from math import sin, cos
>     return sin(a) + cos(a)
> 
> print f(45)
> 
> Does what you needed, and neatly.  The only name added to the global
> namspace is f, of type function.

I recommend against this approach. It's slightly slower and the global
import lock will cause trouble if you start using threads.

Christian

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      Re: Question about name scope Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-02-01 14:24 -0800
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      Re: Question about name scope Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-02-01 14:53 -0800
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  Re: Question about name scope Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-02-01 09:38 -0800
  Re: Question about name scope Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2012-02-01 18:50 +0100

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