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Clarify behavior of load statement #180

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34 changes: 34 additions & 0 deletions spec.md
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Expand Up @@ -2903,6 +2903,40 @@ load("module.sky", "x", "y", "z") # assigns x, y, and z
load("module.sky", "x", y2="y", "z") # assigns x, y2, and z
```

Varaibles bound by `load` statement are local to the current module:
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Variables

they are not available to `load` statements from other modules even
if variable names do not start with an underscore. Loaded variables
are similar to builtins: they are available to the current module
but they cannot be loaded unless they are explicitly reassigned to
globals.

Loaded variables cannot be rebound, similar to global variables:
* it is a static error to bind a variable more than once with load statements
* it a static or runtime error to bind a global variable if a variable
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Can we drop "or runtime"?

with the same name name previously loaded
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"name name" => "name was"

* it is permitted to load a variable overriding a builtin

For example, this code is incorrect:

```python
load("module.sky", "x")
load("module2.sky", "x") # error: variable x is already bound
```

This code is incorrect as well:

```python
load("module.sky", "x")
def x(): pass # error: variable x is already bound
```

This code is fine:

```python
load("module.sky", True = "BetterTrue")
```


A load statement within a function is a static error.


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