In article <4bb92850$0$8827$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com>, Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> wrote: > >Nevertheless, it is a common intuition that the list comp variable should >*not* be exposed outside of the list comp, and that the for-loop variable >should. Perhaps it makes no sense, but it is very common -- I've never >heard of anyone being surprised that the for-loop variable is exposed, >but I've seen many people surprised by the fact that list-comps do expose >their loop variable.
I've definitely seen people surprised by the for-loop behavior. -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code." --Bill Harlan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list