Antoon Pardon <antoon.par...@vub.be>: > Op 25-09-17 om 15:16 schreef Marko Rauhamaa: >> No, I'm not. I'm talking about pointers in the abstract sense, both in >> case of Python and Pascal. Neither language gives any hint as to the >> physical nature of the pointer. > > Yes you are. Python doesn't have pointers at the language level. So if > you start talking pointers you are talking about implementations > however abstract.
It is difficult to say what is the "native" Python term for the thing. "Binding," maybe? The language spec fails to give it a name. However, when comparing different languages, you had better unify the terminology or you'll be confused by purely terminological issues. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list