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Wed Oct 22 13:34:19 EDT 2003 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-October/039301.html

[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>.

[Guido]
> 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?

Surely the most appropriate keyword is "scope", right?

As in

   scope a is global
   scope b is nested
   scope c is self
   scope d is myDict

Okay... maybe I'm getting too ambitious with the last couple...

-- Michael Chermside

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