[Guido] > > But all this is moot unless someone comes up with a way to spell this > > that doesn't require a new keyword or change the meaning of 'global x' > > even if there's an x at an intermediate scope (i.e. you can't change > > 'global x' to mean "search for the next outer scope that defines x"). > > > > And we still have to answer Alex's complaint that newbies misinterpret > > the word 'global'. [Jeremy] > I'm not averse to introducing a new keyword, which would address both > concerns. yield was introduced with apparently little problem, so it seems > possible to add a keyword without causing too much disruption. > > If we decide we must stick with global, then it's very hard to address > Alex's concern about global being a confusing word choice <wink>. OK, the tension is mounting. Which keyword do you have in mind? And would you use the same keyword for module-globals as for outer-scope variables? --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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