Ian Kelly <ian.g.ke...@gmail.com>: > This is nonsense. Python the language makes no such distinction > between "big" and "small" values. *All* objects in CPython are stored > internally on the heap. Other implementations may use different memory > management schemes.
You're right, of course. Conceptually, the "everything is a reference" and the "small"/"big" distinction are equivalent (produce the same outcomes). The question is, which model is easier for a beginner to grasp. Say you write: 1 + 2 You may not find it most intuitive to follow through the object instantiation and reference manipulation implicit in the "everything is a reference" model when you think you understand numbers but have little idea of memory, objects, heap, allocation etc. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
