Dale Roberts wrote:
Just as the Pass By Reference idiom deserves a unique name to distinguish it from Pass By Value (even though it is often Pass By (address) Value internally), so Pass By Object Reference deserves a unique name (even though it too is Pass By (reference) Value internally).
Since Python only has one parameter passing mechanism, there's no need to give it a name at all. If you're having to explain it, just explain it, and don't bother naming it! -- Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
