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		rewgs 41 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Performance hacks for faster Python code Try as I might, I can't get that to raise an exception. That said, agreed that this is weird. Python makes some really unintuitive choices regarding scope.

bjoli 41 days ago | [–]

Ok. Try this.

    if input() == "dynamic scope?":
        defined = "happyhappy"
    print(defined)

Doxin 41 days ago | [–]

it raises an exception if blahblah() returns False, because then b never gets defined.

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