Perhaps the reason the variable isn't destroyed is
shown by the following (again, in the same session):
>>> import sys
>>> sys.getrefcount(1578505988392)
3
So, maybe it's not destroyed because there are still
references to it. But, what are these references?
Will the reference count ever go to z
On 8/4/2017 4:34 PM, gst wrote:
'two' is a so called constant or literal value .. (of that
function).
Why not attach it, as a const value/object, to the function itself ?
So that a new string object has not to be created each time the
function is called. Because anyway strings are immutable. So
ction decorators would never work. (I'm not 100% sure
my understanding of function decorators is correct since I'm
still learning about them).
What's the right way to think about this?
Cordially,
Jon Forrest
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On 6/3/2017 5:23 PM, Steve D'Aprano wrote:
On Sun, 4 Jun 2017 05:10 am, Jon Forrest wrote:
We can fix the book's statement by changing it to:
A sequence is an ordered collection of *elements* ...
That's exactly what I was thinking, but then there'd have to
be a
On 6/3/2017 4:58 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
A sequence doesn't necessarily "contain" anything.
Maybe not always, but doesn't
"abc"
contain three characters? Is 'contain' the right word?
As has been mentioned, a range object is a sequence, but it creates integer
objects lazily.
So there mu
On 6/3/2017 5:03 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
Jon Forrest writes:
I'm learning about Python. A book I'm reading about it
Can you say which book, and where in the book it says this?
With all due respect, I'd rather not. The author has been very
responsive when I raised this iss
n
> object).
The distinction between an "object" and "element" is key here. (This
might be seen as pedantic, but I think it's important to be clear,
especially in a book intended for beginners, as I am.
> Hope this helps.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
ord 'object' because an object has
a specific meaning in Python.
Am I on the right track here?
Cordially,
Jon Forrest
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