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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2009-03-15 21:57:20 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2009-03-15 21:57:20 (GMT)
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svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk ........ r70397 | georg.brandl | 2009-03-15 22:53:56 +0100 (So, 15 Mär 2009) | 1 line #5469: add with statement to list of name-binding constructs. ........
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@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ subclass of :exc:`NameError`.
The following constructs bind names: formal parameters to functions,
:keyword:`import` statements, class and function definitions (these bind the
class or function name in the defining block), and targets that are identifiers
-if occurring in an assignment, :keyword:`for` loop header, or in the second
-position of an :keyword:`except` clause header. The :keyword:`import` statement
-of the form "``from ...import *``" binds all names defined in the imported
+if occurring in an assignment, :keyword:`for` loop header, or after
+:keyword:`as` in a :keyword:`with` statement or :keyword.`except` clause.
+The :keyword:`import` statement
+of the form ``from ... import *`` binds all names defined in the imported
module, except those beginning with an underscore. This form may only be used
at the module level.