How are Python's scoping rules less clear? They are identical to Javascript's (and Scheme's), except that instead of defaulting to global scope, they default to

How are Python's scoping rules less clear? They are identical to Javascript's (and Scheme's), except that instead of defaulting to global scope, they default to local scope (which can be overridden with `global foo`). Also, it has one extra kind of scope, class scope. I would agree with you if you said Python's class scope is rather strange, of course.