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gh-48496: Added example and link to faq for UnboundLocalError in reference #93068

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions Doc/faq/programming.rst
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Expand Up @@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ Yes. The coding style required for standard library modules is documented as
Core Language
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Why am I getting an UnboundLocalError when the variable has a value?
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst
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Expand Up @@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ lead to errors when a name is used within a block before it is bound. This rule
is subtle. Python lacks declarations and allows name binding operations to
occur anywhere within a code block. The local variables of a code block can be
determined by scanning the entire text of the block for name binding operations.

If the :keyword:`global` statement occurs within a block, all uses of the names
specified in the statement refer to the bindings of those names in the top-level
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