[Python-Dev] LOAD_NAME & classes

23 Apr 2002 09:31:08 +0100

Tim Peters <tim.one@comcast.net> writes:
> BTW2, I see plenty of UnboundLocalErrors in my own code, and some of
> those have occurred when the same name is also in use as a global.
> It's always been a logic error due to forgetting to initialize a
> local, and usually due to "moving code up" in an editor. It sure
> wouldn't be doing me any favor to let such code silently pick up
> whatever crap happened to be bound to the same-named global;
> UnboundLocalError is a fine bug-catcher.

Wouldn't it be nice if these were flagged at compile time! More work
for Jeremy <wink>.
Cheers,
M.
-- 
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