Terry J. Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> added the comment: I have changed my mind on this issue. Since
e = 1 del e def g(): print(e) g() compiles and raises a run-time name error, so should the same code embedded within a function. In either case, the premature deletion is a logic error, not a syntax error. However, changing the language definition, even to fix what is considered a design bug, is a feature request. For both 2.7 and 3.1, section 6.5. "The del statement", says "It is illegal to delete a name from the local namespace if it occurs as a free variable in a nested block." So this seems too late for 2.7. On the other hand, Guido has allowed it for 3.2 in spite of the moratorium, but I think it should go in the initial release. ---------- type: behavior -> feature request versions: -Python 2.7 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4617> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
