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57 | 6.13 The <tt class="keyword">global</tt> statement | |
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76 | The <tt class="keyword">global</tt> statement is a declaration which holds for the | |
77 | entire current code block. It means that the listed identifiers are to be | |
78 | interpreted as globals. It would be impossible to assign to a global | |
79 | variable without <tt class="keyword">global</tt>, although free variables may refer | |
80 | to globals without being declared global. | |
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83 | Names listed in a <tt class="keyword">global</tt> statement must not be used in the same | |
84 | code block textually preceding that <tt class="keyword">global</tt> statement. | |
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87 | Names listed in a <tt class="keyword">global</tt> statement must not be defined as formal | |
88 | parameters or in a <tt class="keyword">for</tt> loop control target, <tt class="keyword">class</tt> | |
89 | definition, function definition, or <tt class="keyword">import</tt> statement. | |
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99 | the <tt class="keyword">global</tt> is a directive to the parser. It | |
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101 | statement. In particular, a <tt class="keyword">global</tt> statement contained in an | |
102 | <tt class="keyword">exec</tt> statement does not affect the code block <em>containing</em> | |
103 | the <tt class="keyword">exec</tt> statement, and code contained in an <tt class="keyword">exec</tt> | |
104 | statement is unaffected by <tt class="keyword">global</tt> statements in the code | |
105 | containing the <tt class="keyword">exec</tt> statement. The same applies to the | |
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