[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> So I want to define a method that takes a "boolean" in a module, eg.
>
> def getDBName(l2):
> ...
>
> Now, in Python variables are bound to types when used, right?
no. variables are bound to objects, and objects have types.
> Eg.
> x = 10 # makes it an INT
no. that binds the name "x" to an integer object.
> whereas
> x = "hello" # makes it a string
no. that (re)binds the name "x" to a string object.
> I take it, the parameters to a function (in the above example "l2") are
> bound in the definition, rather than as invoked.
not sure what you're saying here. when you call a function, each parameter
is bound to the object represented by the corresponding argument.
> So, if I use "l2" thus:
>
> if (l2): # only then does it make it a boolean?
no. that queries the object to see if it's "true".
> and if I did,
>
> if (l2 = "hello"): # would it become string?
no. that's a syntax error; if you fix that, it queries the object to see
how compares itself to the given string object.
> Elucidate please.
reset your brain:
http://effbot.org/zone/python-objects.htm
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