Kaydet (Commit) e7d5773e authored tarafından Jeremy Hylton's avatar Jeremy Hylton

Update docs for nested scopes.

Replace section 4.1 with section A.3.

The new section 4.1 is titled "Naming and binding."  It includes the
text of section A.3 augmented with some of the detailed text from the
old section 4.1.

The \dfn, \index stuff is probably wrong, but I tried.

Also update other parts of appendix A to mention that nested scopes
and generators are standard features.
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\end{itemize}
The features recognized by Python 2.2 are \samp{generators},
\samp{division} and \samp{nested_scopes}. \samp{nested_scopes}
is redundant in 2.2 as the nested scopes feature is active by default.
The features recognized by Python 2.3 are \samp{generators},
\samp{division} and \samp{nested_scopes}. \samp{generators} and
\samp{nested_scopes} are redundant in 2.3 because they are always
enabled.
A future statement is recognized and treated specially at compile
time: Changes to the semantics of core constructs are often
......@@ -157,108 +158,3 @@ the feature in dynamically compiled code. This flag is stored in the
No feature description will ever be deleted from \module{__future__}.
\section{Nested scopes \label{nested-scopes}}
\indexii{nested}{scopes}
This section defines the new scoping semantics that will be introduced
in Python 2.2. They are available in Python 2.1 by using the future
statement \samp{nested_scopes}. This section begins with a bit of
terminology.
\subsection{Definitions and rules \label{definitions}}
\dfn{Names} refer to objects. Names are introduced by name binding
operations. Each occurrence of a name in the program text refers to
the binding of that name established in the innermost function block
containing the use.
A \dfn{block} is a piece of Python program text that is executed as
a unit. The following are blocks: a module, a function body, and a
class definition.
A \dfn{scope} defines the visibility of a name within a block. If a
local variable is defined in a block, it's scope includes that block.
If the definition occurs in a function block, the scope extends to any
blocks contained within the defining one, unless a contained block
introduces a different binding for the name. The scope of names
defined in a class block is limited to the class block; it does not
extend to the code blocks of methods.
When a name is used in a code block, it is resolved using the nearest
enclosing scope. The set of all such scopes visible to a code block
is called the block's \dfn{environment}.
If a name is bound in a block, it is a local variable of that block.
If a name is bound at the module level, it is a global variable. (The
variables of the module code block are local and global.) If a
variable is used in a code block but not defined there, it is a
\dfn{free variable}.
The name binding operations are assignment, class and function
definition, import statements, for statements, and except statements.
Each assignment or import statement occurs within a block defined by a
class or function definition or at the module level (the top-level
code block).
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.
The previous rule is a 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.
If the global statement occurs within a block, all uses of the name
specified in the statement refer to the binding of that name in the
top-level namespace. Names are resolved in the top-level namespace by
searching the global namespace, i.e. the namespace of the module
containing the code block, and the builtin namespace, the namespace of
the module \module{__builtin__}. The global namespace is searched
first. If the name is not found there, the builtin namespace is
searched. The global statement must precede all uses of the name.
The global statement has the same scope as a name binding operation
in the same block. If the nearest enclosing scope for a free variable
contains a global statement, the free variable is treated as a global.
A class definition is an executable statement that may use and define
names. These references follow the normal rules for name resolution.
The namespace of the class definition becomes the attribute dictionary
of the class. Names defined at the class scope are not visible in
methods.
\subsection{Interaction with dynamic features \label{dynamic-features}}
There are several cases where Python statements are illegal when
used in conjunction with nested scopes that contain free
variables.
If a variable is referenced in an enclosing scope, it is illegal
to delete the name. An error will be reported at compile time.
If the wild card form of import --- \samp{import *} --- is used in a
function and the function contains or is a nested block with free
variables, the compiler will raise a SyntaxError.
If exec is used in a function and the function contains or is a nested
block with free variables, the compiler will raise a SyntaxError
unless the exec explicitly specifies the local namespace for the exec.
(In other words, "exec obj" would be illegal, but "exec obj in ns"
would be legal.)
The builtin functions \function{eval()} and \function{input()} can not
access free variables unless the variables are also referenced by the
program text of the block that contains the call to \function{eval()}
or \function{input()}.
\emph{Compatibility note}: The compiler for Python 2.1 will issue
warnings for uses of nested functions that will behave differently
with nested scopes. The warnings will not be issued if nested scopes
are enabled via a future statement. If a name bound in a function
scope and the function contains a nested function scope that uses the
name, the compiler will issue a warning. The name resolution rules
will result in different bindings under Python 2.1 than under Python
2.2. The warning indicates that the program may not run correctly
with all versions of Python.
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