[Python-3000] The meaning of "global variable"

Greg Ewing greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Mon Nov 6 01:00:28 CET 2006


Mike Krell wrote:
>  This is also why I advocate the spelling "use", because
> ISTM "use x" pretty much means exactly what it says.

I beg to differ -- it means nothing at all to
me. At least "global" or "nonlocal" sound like
they have *something* to do with scope, even
if it's not clear exactly what.

--
Greg


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