On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:41:57 -0800, bukzor wrote: > BTW, it's silly not to 'allow' globals when they're called for, > otherwise we wouldn't need the 'global' keyword.
Nobody argues against allowing globals variables *when they're called for*, just pointing out that ninety-nine times out of a hundred, people use them when they're not called for and are positively harmful. And according to functional programmers, they're NEVER called for. -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list