[Python-Dev] code blocks using 'for' loops and generators

[Greg Ewing]

Samuele Pedroni wrote:

> well, I think some people desire a more streamlined way of writing code
> like:
> 
> def f(...)
> ...
> def g(...)
> ...
> x = h(...,f,g)

Using the recently-proposed 'where' facility, this could
be written

    x = h(..., f, g) where:
       def f(...):
          ...
       def g(...):
          ...

> Of course if the functions then are
> allowed to change the surrounding bindings this could be used for
> resource release issues etc.

Yes, rebinding in the surrounding scope is the one thing
that style wouldn't give you

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