lambda in list comprehension acting funny

[Prasad, Ramit]

> VERBOSE = True
> 
> def function(arg):
>     if VERBOSE:
>        print("calling function with arg %r" % arg)
>     process(arg)
> 
> def caller():
>     VERBOSE = False
>     function(1)
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> Python semantics: function sees VERBOSE False
> Haskell semantics: function sees VERBOSE True

>>> def caller():
...     VERBOSE = False
...     function(1)
>>> def function(arg):
...     if VERBOSE:
...        print("calling function with arg %r" % arg)
...     
>>> VERBOSE = True
>>> caller()
calling function with arg 1

I might be being OCD, but caller needs `global VERBOSE` for that to
work as you explain.

Ramit


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