> this is not valid Python, so I'm not sure what feature you'd be looking
> for here:

> >>> l = 'hi'
> >>> def foo():
> ...     l = l
> ...
> >>> foo()
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>   File "<stdin>", line 2, in foo
> UnboundLocalError: local variable 'l' referenced before assignment

> On Nov 6, 2012, at 3:12 PM, George Xie wrote:

> hi all

> consider following template

> from mako.template import Template

> t = Template(
> """
> <%
> l = l

> %>
> """.strip(),
> strict_undefined=True,
> )
> print t.render(l=l)

> would raise "NameError: name 'l' is not defined"

> mako thought 'l' is locally_declared, is this a bug or feature?
> I think this is caused by scope rule simulation,
> say that though 'l' actually in function scope of render_body, where 'l'
> could be get from render context,
> but in fact it is in the logical global scope, which is mimicked by mako,
> therefore mako wont try to exact 'l' from context.

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