Is hilarious mistake in Python design. Thanks @elfprince13.
```python
def x():
e = None
while e is None:
try: print(input("? "))
except Exception as e: print(repr(e))
x()
```
Result:
```
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "<stdin>", line 3, in x
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'e' referenced before assignment
```
@shriramk seems like a good thread to port over this doozy from Twitter. “here's possibly the worst Python scoping rule I've ever seen.” Try for ...
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@AccordionGuy the formatting in that post looks broken to you too, right? It's not only broken on my instance but in the actual post? Haven't yet figured out how to view the JSON-LD source.
@AccordionGuy It showed up in a typewriter font, though? In theory, this version of Mastodon supports Markdown, but it's pretty broken.
@radehi Yes, but I just assumed it was one of those “formatting losses” that happens when you paste code into non-code places.