Dynamically scoped programming languages include bash, LaTeX, and the original version of Lisp. Emacs Lisp is dynamically scoped, but allows the programmer to select lexical scoping. Conversely, Perl and Common Lisp

Does Python use dynamic scoping?

There is no dynamic scoping in Python, unless you implement your own stack-based ‘namespace’. And yes, dynamic scoping is that simple; the value of a variable is determined by the closest calling namespace where a value was set.

What is a dynamically scoped language?

Dynamic scoping is a programming language paradigm that you don’t typically see. The scoping that most programmers are used to is called lexical scoping. … Dynamic scoping does not care how the code is written, but instead how it executes. Each time a new function is executed, a new scope is pushed onto the stack.