PY3.E0117

Nonlocal without binding

Emitted when a nonlocal variable does not have an attached name somewhere in the parent scopes.

Noncompliant Code:

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def foo():
    def bar():
        nonlocal msg
        msg = 'Inside'

    bar()
    print(msg)

Compliant Code:

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def foo():
    msg = 'Outside'

    def bar():
        nonlocal msg
        msg = 'Inside'

    bar()
    print(msg)

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