KraftDiner wrote: > I was under the assumption that everything in python was a refrence...
This is true. > so if I code this: > lst = [1,2,3] lst is a reference to a list that holds references to 1, 2, and 3 > for i in lst: i is a reference to every element in the list, one ofter the other. But this is not a ref to lst any longer, the list gets dereferenced before getting at its contents, and only references to that are returned. > if i==2: > i = 4 You now have i as a reference to 4, during this cycle. ciao - chris -- Christian Tismer :^) <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> tismerysoft GmbH : Have a break! Take a ride on Python's Johannes-Niemeyer-Weg 9A : *Starship* http://starship.python.net/ 14109 Berlin : PGP key -> http://wwwkeys.pgp.net/ work +49 30 802 86 56 mobile +49 173 24 18 776 fax +49 30 80 90 57 05 PGP 0x57F3BF04 9064 F4E1 D754 C2FF 1619 305B C09C 5A3B 57F3 BF04 whom do you want to sponsor today? http://www.stackless.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
