On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:14:38 -0700, mizrandir wrote: > Can someone tell me why python doesn't crash when I do the following: > >>>> a=[] >>>> a.append(a) >>>> print a > [[...]] >>>> print a[0][0][0][0][0][0][0] > [[...]] > > How does python handle this internally? Will it crash or use up lot's of > memory in similar but more complicated cases?
It should be like you pointing your finger at yourself and yelling I guess. Just a reference, no new object. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
