inappropriate global keywords

[TakesxiSximada]

I seems that the bsObj class variable has got promoted to a global variable, when interpreter processed the global keyword.

[TakesxiSximada]

For example, the following code class variable b was promoted to global.

test.py:

class A:
    b = None
    def test(self):
        global b
        b = 1
A().test()
print(b)

Run test.py

$ python test.py 
1

[REMitchell]

Can I get more clarification on why you think using the global keyword is a bad thing here?

[TakesxiSximada]

A.b of the above example is not used. A.b remains None.
A.b and TestWikipedia.bsObj is the same.

TestWikipedia.bsObj is not used. Global bsObj is used.
TestWikipedia.bsObj and global bsOb are not the same object.

I think also that there is no need to be as my fix, but I think that not the intended behavior.

Please forgive me my lousy English. thanks.

[REMitchell]

Wouldn't removing
bsObj = None
url = None

have the same effect and require fewer changes?