deletions: the statement ``del x`` removes the binding of ``x`` from the
namespace referenced by the local scope. In fact, all operations that introduce
new names use the local scope: in particular, :keyword:`import` statements and
-function definitions bind the module or function name in the local scope. (The
-:keyword:`global` statement can be used to indicate that particular variables
-live in the global scope.)
+function definitions bind the module or function name in the local scope.
The :keyword:`global` statement can be used to indicate that particular
variables live in the global scope and should be rebound there; the