Alexander Schmolck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ken Tilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> In Common Lisp we would have: >> >> (defvar *x*) ;; makes it special >> (setf *x* 1) >> (print *x*) ;;-> 1 >> (let ((*x* 2)) >> (print *x*)) ;; -> 2 >> (print *x*) ;; -> 1 > > You seem to think that conflating special variable binding and lexical > variable binding is a feature and not a bug. What's your rationale?
A bug is a non-conformance to spec. Kenny's statement was specifically about Common Lisp, which has a spec. Now, what was your rationale for it _being_ a bug? -- Duane Rettig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Franz Inc. http://www.franz.com/ 555 12th St., Suite 1450 http://www.555citycenter.com/ Oakland, Ca. 94607 Phone: (510) 452-2000; Fax: (510) 452-0182 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
