Larry Bates wrote: > You must be careful with this as they all point to > exactly the same object. Example: > > >>> q = r = s = t = u = v = 0 > >>> id(q) > 3301924 > >>> id(r) > 3301924 > >>> id(s) > 3301924
But: >>> q = 0 >>> r = 0 >>> s = 0 >>> id(q) 134536636 >>> id(r) 134536636 >>> id(s) 134536636 [snip] > My rule, don't do it unless you know exactly why you > want to do it. It will trip you up at some point and > be VERY hard to find. It's ok to do it with constant objects, really. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
