Gib Bogle wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> def swap(a, b): >> a, b = b, a >> >> x = 1 >> y = 2 >> swap(x, y) >> assert (x == 2) and (y==1) > > Can't the same point be more simply made with this example: > > def setval(a): > a = 12345 > > x = 1 > setval(x) > print x > Yes, and it will doubtless be subject to exactly the same bogus refutations.
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