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Block scope in Python

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When you code in other languages, you will sometimes create a block scope, like this:

statement ... statement {     statement     ...     statement } statement ... statement 

One purpose (of many) is to improve code readability: to show that certain statements form a logical unit or that certain local variables are used only in that block.

Is there an idiomatic way of doing the same thing in Python?

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Johan Råde Avatar asked May 29 '11 13:05

Johan Råde


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1 Answers

No, there is no language support for creating block scope.

The following constructs create scope:

  • module
  • class
  • function (incl. lambda)
  • generator expression
  • comprehensions (dict, set, list(in Python 3.x))
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ThomasH Avatar answered Sep 29 '22 22:09

ThomasH