diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst index f87eaff9531fce..4deeaa72ca3375 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst @@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ Yes. The coding style required for standard library modules is documented as Core Language ============= +.. _faq-unboundlocalerror: + Why am I getting an UnboundLocalError when the variable has a value? -------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst b/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst index d9183561820b2b..081f71cf2e7d97 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst @@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ lead to errors when a name is used within a block before it is bound. This rule is subtle. Python lacks declarations and allows name binding operations to occur anywhere within a code block. The local variables of a code block can be determined by scanning the entire text of the block for name binding operations. +See :ref:`the FAQ entry on UnboundLocalError <faq-unboundlocalerror>` +for examples. If the :keyword:`global` statement occurs within a block, all uses of the names specified in the statement refer to the bindings of those names in the top-level