On Mar 26, 5:28*pm, bearophileH...@lycos.com wrote:
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Micha³ Bentkowski:
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Why does python create a reference here, not just copy the variable?
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I think to increase performance, in memory used and running time (and
to have a very uniform way of managing objects).
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Bye,
bearophile
A variable is a name-value pair. It's undefined outside of one-to-
ones therein. You have two names. Do they refer to the same object.
There is no such thing as the "primitive contents" of -any- standard
object.
