[issue23113] Compiler doesn't recognize qualified exec('', {})

[John Firestone]

New submission from John Firestone:

Python 2.7.8 (v2.7.8:ee879c0ffa11, Jun 29 2014, 21:07:35) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
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>>> def outer():
...     def inner(arg):
...         len(arg)
...     exec('', {})
... 
  File "<stdin>", line 4
SyntaxError: unqualified exec is not allowed in function 'outer' it contains a nested function with free variables
>>> 
>>> def outer():
...     def inner(arg):
...         len(arg)
...     exec '' in {}
... 
>>>

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components: Interpreter Core
files: bug.py
messages: 233096
nosy: johnf
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Compiler doesn't recognize qualified exec('', {})
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file37541/bug.py

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