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Python 3 UnboundLocalError not detected when variable referenced after shadowed by exception variable

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Description

For

def a():
    e = 1
    try:
        raise RuntimeError('forced error')
    except Exception as e:
        print(e)
    print(e)

a()

In both Python 2 and 3, exception variable e shadows the local variable e, and is not being reported.

In python3, e is unbound after the exception block, and a UnboundLocalError occurs when the local variable e is referenced because it was disappeared.

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Research direction

Start by running the supplied Python example through pyflakes and trace how exception-variable handling affects the later reference. No file or test is named; done means the post-exception reference is reported, with a regression test covering this Python 3 behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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