On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:57 AM, <pyt...@bdurham.com> wrote: > Is there a way to change values of scalar function parameters? I know you > can change the values of parameters if the parameter is a mutable type like > a list, but is there a way to update the value of scalar parameters of type > integer or string? > > Simple example: Is there a way to have the following function update its > changeme parameter in a 'call by reference' manner? > >>>> def test1( changeme ): > changeme = 'Changed!'
No, not a simple way at least. Possibly you can do it with hackery involving stack frames but I wouldn't recommend that. Either pass the values in some kind of container (list, dict, class instance) or return the new value and assign it in the caller. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
