On 2007-09-07, Peter Otten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:40:47 +0000 schrieb Steven D'Aprano: > >> Python doesn't have any pointers. > > Thinking of python variables or "names" as pointers should > get you a long way when trying to understand python's behaviour.
But thinking of them as names bound to objects will get you further (and get you there faster). ;) > As long as you keep in mind that python doesn't have pointers > to pointers, and no pointer arithmetic either... -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Hello... IRON at CURTAIN? Send over a visi.com SAUSAGE PIZZA! World War III? No thanks! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list