Message 340963 - Python tracker

Message340963

Author	pbhd0815
Recipients	docs@python, pbhd0815
Date	2019-04-27.04:24:09
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In the fourth paragraph, the sentence "Thus, global variables cannot be directly assigned a value within a function (unless named in a global statement)" should somehow be extended to mention the nonlocal-statements: Thus, global variables or variables of enclosing functions cannot be directly assigned a value within a function (unless named in a global statement (for global variables) or named in a nonlocal statement (for variables of enclosing functions)

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In the fourth paragraph, the sentence 

"Thus, global variables cannot be directly assigned a value within a function (unless named in a global statement)"

should somehow be extended to mention the nonlocal-statements:

Thus, global variables or variables of enclosing functions cannot be directly assigned a value within a function (unless named in a global statement (for global variables) or named in a nonlocal statement (for variables of enclosing functions)

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Date	User	Action	Args
2019-04-27 04:24:09	pbhd0815	set	recipients: + pbhd0815, docs@python
2019-04-27 04:24:09	pbhd0815	set	messageid: <1556339049.57.0.959218106285.issue36739@roundup.psfhosted.org>
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2019-04-27 04:24:09	pbhd0815	create