On 15/03/2016 09:20, alister wrote:
Why would i do somthing so pointless?
Name references are pointless? OK, you're the expert ...
how does this grab you (it often catches newbies out)
def test(x):
a.append('oops')
a=['a list']
test(a)
print (a)
Not any more.
I sugest you may want to start reading a good python tutorial.
Last year I started implementing a Python clone. I stopped the project
because it meant losing too many features I was used to. Also I had
doubts whether I could even make it as fast as CPython (which had a
25-year head start).
I've since introduced some aspects of Python (object references) into an
existing language, while still keeping name references.
Anyway, what I'm saying is, trying to implement a language is also a
good way of learning it, especially of finding out how it works.
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