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Issue #23589: Remove duplicate sentence from the FAQ. Patch by Yongzhi Pan.

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@ -187,10 +187,8 @@ What are the rules for local and global variables in Python?
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In Python, variables that are only referenced inside a function are implicitly In Python, variables that are only referenced inside a function are implicitly
global. If a variable is assigned a new value anywhere within the function's global. If a variable is assigned a value anywhere within the function's body,
body, it's assumed to be a local. If a variable is ever assigned a new value it's assumed to be a local unless explicitly declared as global.
inside the function, the variable is implicitly local, and you need to
explicitly declare it as 'global'.
Though a bit surprising at first, a moment's consideration explains this. On Though a bit surprising at first, a moment's consideration explains this. On
one hand, requiring :keyword:`global` for assigned variables provides a bar one hand, requiring :keyword:`global` for assigned variables provides a bar

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- Issue #13248: Remove deprecated inspect.getargspec and inspect.getmoduleinfo - Issue #13248: Remove deprecated inspect.getargspec and inspect.getmoduleinfo
functions. functions.
Documentation
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- Issue #23589: Remove duplicate sentence from the FAQ. Patch by Yongzhi Pan.
What's New in Python 3.5.0 beta 4? What's New in Python 3.5.0 beta 4?
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