Can't figure out where SyntaxError: can not delete variable 'x' referenced in nested scope us coming from in python >=2.6

[rdmurray at bitdance.com]

On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 at 13:11, Albert Hopkins wrote:
> Say I have module foo.py:
>
>        def a(x):
>           def b():
>               x
>           del x
[...]
> The difference is under Python 2.4 I get a traceback with the lineno and
> offending line, but I do not get a traceback in Pythons 2.6 and 3.0.

2.5 also omits the traceback.  Smells like a bug to me.

--RDM