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+# test scoping rules
+
+# explicit global variable
+a = 1
+def f():
+    global a
+    global a, a # should be able to redefine as global
+    a = 2
+f()
+print(a)
+
+# explicit nonlocal variable
+def f():
+    a = 1
+    def g():
+        nonlocal a
+        nonlocal a, a # should be able to redefine as nonlocal
+        a = 2
+    g()
+    return a
+print(f())