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heavenlyblue on Oct 18, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Python stands to lose its GIL, and gain a lot of s...

No it's not the same. The visibility of variable "foo" is extended beyond it's usefullness if you use `if`.

pansa2 on Oct 18, 2021 [–]

No, the visibility of `foo` is the same in both examples. Python’s `if` statements do not introduce a new scope.

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