On 03Oct2011 13:10, rantingrick <rantingr...@gmail.com> wrote: | Also for scoping. | | py> count = 0 | py> def foo(): | ... global.count += 1 | py> print count | 1 | | Why? Well because many times i find myself wondering if this or that | variable is local or global -- and when i say "global" i am speaking | of module scope! The "global<DOT>" cures the ill.
I must admit I rarely have this concern. My own module globals are almost entirely CONSTANT type names. (Excluding function and class names.) What's the common ambifuity case for you? -- Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Generally, these things are dreadful, but I saw a clip the other night on tv of someone who had built a scorpion costume for their spaniel, complete with legs and a stinger. It was quite impressive. Made me want to run out and buy a dog and a some foam rubber. - David Farley -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
