No swap function in Python?

[Michael Hudson]

Thomas Wouters <thomas at xs4all.net> writes:

> On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 04:57:41PM +0200, Bolton, Gawain [ADC:4808:EXCH] wrote:
> 
> > There doesn't seem to be a "swap" function in Python two swap the values
> > of two variables.   I was wondering why this is.
> 
> Because it isn't necessary.

Or possible, in any helpful sense of the word.

Cheers,
M.

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