From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:11:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Better variable names
X-Git-Tag: v2.6a1~1214
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0e1d6061163d5be4427ca7ec4edd6bd08b8dc9b8;p=python

Better variable names
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diff --git a/Lib/collections.py b/Lib/collections.py
index c5eb79cd72..6a285539aa 100644
--- a/Lib/collections.py
+++ b/Lib/collections.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def NamedTuple(typename, field_names, verbose=False):
 
     # Parse and validate the field names
     if isinstance(field_names, basestring):
-        field_names = s.replace(',', ' ').split()       # names separated by spaces and/or commas
+        field_names = field_names.replace(',', ' ').split() # names separated by whitespace and/or commas
     field_names = tuple(field_names)
     if not ''.join((typename,) + field_names).replace('_', '').isalnum():
         raise ValueError('Type names and field names can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores')
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ def NamedTuple(typename, field_names, verbose=False):
         print template
 
     # Execute the template string in a temporary namespace
-    m = dict(itemgetter=_itemgetter)
+    namespace = dict(itemgetter=_itemgetter)
     try:
-        exec template in m
+        exec template in namespace
     except SyntaxError, e:
         raise SyntaxError(e.message + ':\n' + template)
-    result = m[typename]
+    result = namespace[typename]
 
     # For pickling to work, the __module__ variable needs to be set to the frame
     # where the named tuple is created.  Bypass this step in enviroments where