#997912: acknowledge nested scopes in tutorial.
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The *execution* of a function introduces a new symbol table used for the local
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variables of the function. More precisely, all variable assignments in a
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function store the value in the local symbol table; whereas variable references
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first look in the local symbol table, then in the global symbol table, and then
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in the table of built-in names. Thus, global variables cannot be directly
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assigned a value within a function (unless named in a :keyword:`global`
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statement), although they may be referenced.
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first look in the local symbol table, then in the local symbol tables of
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enclosing functions, then in the global symbol table, and finally in the table
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of built-in names. Thus, global variables cannot be directly assigned a value
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within a function (unless named in a :keyword:`global` statement), although they
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may be referenced.
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The actual parameters (arguments) to a function call are introduced in the local
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symbol table of the called function when it is called; thus, arguments are
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