On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: > On Wed, 20 May 2015 10:31 am, Gregory Ewing wrote: > >> Steven D'Aprano wrote: >>> Chris, that is one of the best explanations for why "references equals >>> pointers" is *not* a good explanation for Python's behaviour. >> >> Many people here seem to have lost sight of the >> fact that the word "pointer" existed in the English >> language long before C, and even long before computers. > > Many people here seem to have lost sight of the fact that the > word "computer" existed in the English language long before ENIAC and > Colossus, and even before Babbage's Difference Engine.
I have a laser printer. Its address is 192.168.0.119. I also have a laser pointer; is it equal to 192.168.0.119? Ahh, English. So rich with equivocations. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
