On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:53:54 +0000, tinnews wrote: >> > But you're not comparing what the OP posted. He was comparing a >> > global with an object with a single variable inside it. Either would >> > work with the y = spam(arg) example above. >> >> What do you mean by "an object with a single variable inside it"? I >> don't understand what that is supposed to mean, or why you think it is >> the same as a global. Do you mean a Singleton? >> >> If so, then the answer is simple: using a Singleton argument instead of >> a global is better, because with a global you are stuck to always using >> the global (at least until you can re-write the code), but with the >> Singleton argument, you may be enlightened and *not* use a Singleton. >> > But if you stop using the Singleton the code no longer does the same as > it would with a global does it?
That's a *good* thing, not a problem. The whole idea is to get away from the bad behaviour of globals, not find some other way to implement it. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
