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Python 2.2 has nested scope. Has Tutorial been updated?

Steve Holden sholden at holdenweb.com
Mon Jan 7 15:31:55 EST 2002 
"Pierre Rouleau" <pieroul at attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:3C387315.6CF70CE5 at attglobal.net...
> I was scanning through Python's tutorial document while reviewing the
> Python 2.2 changes.
> From what i read, Python 2.2 implements nested scopes (as described by
> PEP 227 ) but it seems that the tutorial has not been updated (or am i
> missing something?).
>
> The current copy of the tuturial for Python 2.2 states, in chapter 9.2
> (Python Scopes and Name Spaces):
>
> """Although scopes are determined statically, they are used dynamically.
> At any time during execution, exactly three nested scopes are in use
> (exactly three namespaces are directly accessible): the innermost scope,
> which is searched first, contains the local names, the middle scope,
> searched next, contains the current module's global names, and the
> outermost scope (searched last) is the namespace containing built-in
> names."""
>
> Again, am i missing something, or should the above text be corrected
> inside Python 2.2 Tutorial document?
>
This is indeed out of date as of release 2.2. It would be helpful to the
documenters if you could report this error at

    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=105470

regards
 Steve
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