On 26 Jan., 15:13, Steve Holden <st...@holdenweb.com> wrote: > Mark Wooding wrote: > > unine...@gmail.com writes: > [...] > > * Assignment stores a new (reference to a) value in the variable. > > > * Binding modifies the mapping between names and variables. > > I realise I have omitted what was doubtless intended to be explanatory > detail, but I am having trouble reconciling those sentences. Would you > mind explaining "in vacuuo" what you see as the difference between > assignment and binding? > > regards > Steve > -- > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
"Assignment" is binding values to names whereas "binding" is binding names to scopes. Marks terminology is a bit more standard than Pythons in this respect. As you know, Python avoids the idea of variables as if those were storage cells having a fixed logical address. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
