Python Abuse 8.11.2003

Python's not private enough!

>>> def foo():
...     thisIsPrivate = [0]
...     def bump():
...         thisIsPrivate[0] += 1
...     def read():
...         return thisIsPrivate[0]
...     return bump, read
... 
>>> bumper, reader = foo()
>>> 
>>> bumper(); bumper(); bumper(); print reader()
3

Now, for even more abuse... It's possible to access and change the list held in the closure "thisIsPrivate". But I'm not going to tell you how!