Hi list,
Just to make sure I understand this.
Since there is no "pointer" type in Python, I like to know how I do
that.
For instance, if I do:
...some_huge_li st is a huge list...
some_huge_list[0]=1
aref = some_huge_list
aref[0]=0
print some_huge_list[0]
we know that the answere will be 0. In this case, aref is really a
reference.
But what if the right hand side is a simple variable (say an int)? Can
I "reference" it somehow? Should I assume that:
aref = _any_type_other _than_simple_on e
be a reference, and not a copy?
Thanks,
Sep 13 '06
12  1646 
Fredrik Lundh wrote:
this article
http://effbot.org/zone/python-objects.htm
may be useful for those who haven't already seen it.
I don't know how many times I've referred to, or paraphrased,
that article. Shouldn't it be incorporated into the standard
tutorial? I think it's very helpful for people who are used
to the way C etc handles variables.
Magnus Lycka schrieb:
http://effbot.org/zone/python-objects.htm
may be useful for those who haven't already seen it.
Shouldn't it be incorporated into the standard tutorial?
I think it's very helpful for people who are used
to the way C etc handles variables.
That would also be a good headline. "informatio n for those coming from
C", and it should be possible to grow similiar sections for those
comming from Java or PERL.
At least it belongs into the FAQ :)
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