On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:51:36 -0600, Larry Bates wrote: [snippidy-doo-dah]
> I had the same thought, but reread the post. He asks "if a given > variable is a character or a number". I figured that even if he > is coming from another language he knows the difference between > "a given variable" and the "contents of a give variable". I guess > we will see.... ;-). This list is so good, he gets BOTH questions > answered. The problem is, Python doesn't have variables (although it is oh-so-tempting to use the word, I sometimes do myself). It has names in namespaces, and objects. It be a subtle difference, but an important one. That's why, for instance, Python is neither call by reference nor call by value, it is call by object. -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
