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To: Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>
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Aloha Nick,

Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> The implementation on the page you linked contains a typo (capital P
> instead of lower-case p in python) and is much more prolix than it needs
> to be. You can get the same effect with
>
> # Local Variables:
> # org-babel-default-header-args:python: ((:session . "foo")))
> # End:
>
> This form should be preferred for just setting variables. The eval
> mechanism should be used only when absolutely necessary.

Can you elaborate why the eval mechanism should be used only when
absolutely necessary?  You've mentioned that a few times but I haven't
run across similar warnings elsewhere.

Thanks,
Tom
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