Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > No offence to Ben Finney, but I think sometimes he's a bit too eager > to emphasise the subtle differences between Python and other > languages, rather than the similarities.
No offense taken. > Again, context is important: Indeed. Note that my assertion was in response to someone *already* confused by pre-conceived notions about what “variable” means, and misguided attempts to apply those to Python. If it's over-eager to attempt to head off such confusion in others who might be reading, then I deny the charge. Others have said it helps, so I'll keep doing it. > I don't think the differences are important enough to *prohibit* use of > the word "variable" to describe name bindings. Only to discourage it. I wholly agree. -- \ “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” —Aldous | `\ Huxley | _o__) | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
