reword nonlocal doc a bit to mention nested fn scopes as well
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@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ nonlocal
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``nonlocal`` can be used to mark a symbol as not local to the current scope.
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The parameters are the names of symbols to mark as nonlocal. This is necessary
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to modify variables through nested ``let`` scopes:
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to modify variables through nested ``let`` or ``fn`` scopes:
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.. code-block:: clj
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@ -1028,11 +1028,22 @@ to modify variables through nested ``let`` scopes:
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(setv x (+ x y))))
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x)
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Without the call to ``(nonlocal x)``, this code would result in an
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UnboundLocalError being raised during the call to ``setv``. This is the result
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of the way Python handles scoping for nested functions, which are used by Hy to
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implement ``let``. See `PEP3104 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3104/>`_
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for further information.
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(defn some-function []
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(let [[x 0]]
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(register-some-callback
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(fn [stuff]
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(nonlocal x)
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(setv x stuff)))))
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In the first example, without the call to ``(nonlocal x)``, this code would
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result in an UnboundLocalError being raised during the call to ``setv``.
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In the second example, without the call to ``(nonlocal x)``, the inner function
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would redefine ``x`` to ``stuff`` inside its local scope instead of overwriting
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the ``x`` in the outer function
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See `PEP3104 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3104/>`_ for further
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information.
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not
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