BarrySearle wrote: > # Is this valid
yes. > (or is excp local to try/except)? no. try/except doesn't introduce a new scope. > try: > try: > doSomething1 > excp = 0 > except: > excp = 1 > #endTry > if (_excp_): doSomething1 # is excp defined here? yes (but _excp_ isn't defined, so you need to change that if-statement) > excp = 0 > except: > excp = 1 > #endTry > if (excp): doSomething2 # is excp defined here? yes. </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list