[Python-Dev] closure semantics

Wed Oct 22 13:34:19 EDT 2003

[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