Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:00:17 -0800, Aahz wrote: > >> It's just too convenient to be able to write >> >> L += ['foo'] >> >> without rebinding L. > ><nitpick>But ``+=`` does rebind.</nitpick>
Usually, but there's an exception for lists, which a specific implementation for += that calls "append". Or do I misunderstand you? C:\tmp>python Python 2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> L = [1,2,3] >>> id(L) 10351000 >>> L += [4] >>> id(L) 10351000 >>> -- Tim Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
