Class Variable Access and Assignment

[Antoon Pardon]

Op 2005-11-04, Steven D'Aprano schreef <steve at REMOVETHIScyber.com.au>:
> On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 10:48:54 +0000, Antoon Pardon wrote:
>
>> Please explain why this is illegal.
>> 
>> x = 1
>> def f():
>>   x += 1
>
> Because names in function namespaces don't have inheritance.

Your quibling about words. This certainly works. 

x = 1
def f():
  a = x + 1

So you could say that function namespaces do inherit from
outer scopes.

Whether you want to name it inheritance or not, is not the
issue.

-- 
Antoon Pardon