Jeff Schwab wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] >> Now there's no reason to feel nervous about this. All you have to >> remember is that Python never copy anything unless explicitely asked >> for. > > It's not that simple. After a statement like: > > a = b > > Whether a and b denote the same object depends on what kind of object b > represented in the first place.
Surely this is exactly wrong. Is there a single example you can think of where a = b assert a is b, "Oops!" would raise and exception? Perhaps you meant to use an augmented assignment operation? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
