Gerard Flanagan wrote: > Arnaud Delobelle wrote: >> "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no> writes: >> >>> * Chris Rebert: >>>> On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 5:05 PM, T <misceveryth...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Ok, just looking for a sanity check here, or maybe something I'm >>>>> missing. I have a class Test, for example: >>>>> >>>>> class Test: >>>>> def __init__(self, param1, param2, param3): >>>>> self.param1 = param1 >>>>> self.param2 = param2 >>>>> self.param3 = param3 >>>>> >>>>> Next, I have a dictionary mytest that contains instances of Test. If >>>>> I want to modify one of the Test instances within my dictionary, I >>>>> have to rewrite the entire entry, correct (since Python passes by >>>>> value, not reference)? >>>> Incorrect; Python uses neither. See >>>> http://effbot.org/zone/call-by-object.htm for a excellent explanation >>>> of what Python does use. >>> Hm. While most everything I've seen at effbot.org has been clear and >>> to the point, that particular article reads like a ton of obfuscation. >>> >>> Python passes pointers by value, just as e.g. Java does. >> >> >> Please! Not this again! This has been discussed to death and beyond more >> than enough times. Go search the c.l.p archives, read it all, and I'm >> sure you won't want to add anything anymore. >> > > +1 !! > +1000 -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS: http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/
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