Neal Becker wrote: > One thing I sometimes miss, which is common in some other languages (c++), > is idea of block scope. It would be useful to have variables that did not > outlive their block, primarily to avoid name clashes. This also leads to > more readable code. I wonder if this has been discussed? > Nested scopes were put into the language for function definitions, at least. Back in around 2.0, I believe, though that's lost in the mists of time for me as it's not a feature I use.
I suspect, in fact, that those nested scopes have caused more trouble that they're worth, and continue to do so. Be that as it may, I don't think there's ever been any attempt to introduce scoping blocks into the language. Any ideas how you'd like it done? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden Recent Ramblings http://holdenweb.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list