[Python-Dev] nonlocal keyword in 2.x?

[Guido van Rossum]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
>
> [Guido van Rossum]
>>
>> I'm -0 on backporting nonlocal to 2.7. I could be +0 if we added "from
>> __future__ import nonlocal_keyword" (or some such phrasing) to enable
>> it.
>
> With the "from __future__" option, what keeps you from being
> a full +1 on nonlocal?   Is there something that makes it a better
> solution for 3.x than 2.x?  Just curious about the pros and cons
> from your point of view.

I think the number of projects that can afford to drop support for 2.6
is pretty limited, so I think the utility of the feature is thereby
also limited.

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