Message92201
This is not a bug. The behaviour you're seeing is described here:
http://docs.python.org/reference/executionmodel.html#naming-and-binding
"If a name binding operation occurs anywhere within a code block, all
uses of the name within the block are treated as references to the
current block. This can lead to errors when a name is used within a
block before it is bound. This rule is subtle. Python lacks declarations
and allows name binding operations to occur anywhere within a code
block. The local variables of a code block can be determined by scanning
the entire text of the block for name binding operations."
In the failing example, the registerdecorator function contains an
assignment to in_std, so by the rules above in_std is local to the
function. The 'if in_std' line therefore tries to lookup 'in_std' in
the local namespace; it doesn't exist (yet), so an UnboundLocalError
exception occurs. |
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2009-09-03 11:44:38 | mark.dickinson | set | recipients:
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2009-09-03 11:44:38 | mark.dickinson | set | messageid: <1251978278.05.0.706454716354.issue6833@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2009-09-03 11:44:35 | mark.dickinson | link | issue6833 messages |
2009-09-03 11:44:34 | mark.dickinson | create | |
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