> -----Original Message----- > From: b...@benfinney.id.au > Sent: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:54:01 +1000 > To: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: can someone explain the concept of "strings (or whatever) > being immutable" > > Deb Wyatt <codemon...@inbox.com> writes: > >> [no text] > > Deb, can you expand a bit – and write the question in the body of your > message? It's not clear what you want explained. > > -- > \ “I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they chose a | > `\ king, they don't just go by size, because I bet there are some | > _o__) Chihuahuas with some good ideas.” —Jack Handey | > Ben Finney > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list that's strange that you see no text. The body of my email was as follows:
"""a_string = "This is a string" a_string is pointing to the above string now I change the value of a_string a_string = "This string is different" I understand that now a_string is pointing to a different string than it was before, in a different location. my question is what happens to the original string?? Is it still in memory somewhere, nameless? """ That was just the first question. What does immutable really mean if you can add items to a list? and concatenate strings? I don't understand enough to even ask a comprehensible question, I guess. Thanks in advance, Deb in WA, USA ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
