On Mar 7, 5:12 pm, Malcolm Tredinnick <malc...@pointy-stick.com>
wrote:
> Sure, "request" is a local variable, but since Python uses
> pass-by-reference, it is a reference to an object that is also
> referenced by other variables in other scopes (including the session
> middleware).
>
> So by assigning to request.session, all the other variables referring to
> that object will see the updates.
>
> Cheers,
> Malcolm

Thanks for the helpful reply, Malcolm! It makes perfect sense now.

Cheers,
Rex
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