17.2 Note

[mclaughlin]

Python will allow you to override variables in the built-in and global scope.

Not a big deal, but everywhere else (above and below) where you refer to the built-in and global scope, you do so in the opposite order.

Python will allow you to override variables in the global and built-in scope.

You can use the del statement to delete variables in the global or local namespace.

The term "namespace" has yet to be defined, and so using it synonymously with "scope" might cause confusion for readers new to these terms.

[mattharrison]

oct2