Bug introduced in 10.0 and fixed in 10.1
Why is the variable a ending up assigned to {1,2,3} after executing
Module[{a},
a=Range[3];
ListPlot[a]
]
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4$\begingroup$ What version are you using? I've tried this on Windows M9 and M10 and don't see the issue. $\endgroup$– Andy RossNov 19, 2014 at 3:23
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$\begingroup$ I am using Mathematica 10 in OS X Yosemite. $\endgroup$– Daniel ChessNov 19, 2014 at 5:38
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$\begingroup$ I cannot reproduce this in M10.0.1.0 on OS X 10.9.5 $\endgroup$– Marius Ladegård MeyerNov 19, 2014 at 6:31
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$\begingroup$ I can reproduce this on "10.0 for Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) (September 10, 2014)" using OS X Yosemite. Must be a platform-specific bug. You should report it to WRI. $\endgroup$– Andy RossNov 19, 2014 at 14:52
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$\begingroup$ @MichaelE2 It's not. One more problem caused by the Suggestions Bar. $\endgroup$– SzabolcsFeb 17, 2015 at 20:37
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This is yet another bug caused by the Suggestions Bar.
Workaround:
- Go to Preferences... -> Interface, and uncheck "Show Suggestions Bar after last output".
I can reproduce it on OS X, Mathematica 10.0.2, but not in version 9.0.1.
Whenever I see that some people can reproduce a bug, some can't, I turn on the Suggestion Bar and check if it's the culprit. Very often it is. That's why I keep it off.
answered Feb 17, 2015 at 20:37
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2$\begingroup$ A-ha! I turned off the Suggestions Bar long ago as soon as I found out that I could. I did not realize it also had such a side effect. Its popping in and out of existence is enough of a headache for me. +1 $\endgroup$ Feb 17, 2015 at 22:07
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Very strange!
If you put an "a" after it works as expected:
Module[{a}, a = Range[3];
ListPlot[a]]
a
It also works if you suppress the Module's output (but not ListPlot's):
Module[{a}, a = Range[3];
Print@ListPlot[a]];
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1$\begingroup$ This is yet another symptom of Sugestions Bar caused trouble. Putting the
aat the end prevents the Suggestions Bar from messing with the previous output. $\endgroup$– SzabolcsFeb 17, 2015 at 20:38