Returning a list/dict as "read-only" from a method ? Thanks.

[Az Tech]

bokr at oz.net (Bengt Richter) wrote in message news:<aufh6l$rvq$0 at 216.39.172.122>...
> On 26 Dec 2002 05:31:07 -0800, aztech1200 at yahoo.com (Az Tech) wrote:
> 
> >Hello group,
> >
> >Platform: ActivePython 2.2.1 on Windows 98 - but nothing OS-specific 
> >in the code.
> >This question is about how to return a list/dictionary from a method
> >(of a class) in such a way that it stays "read-only" to the caller -
> >or any other technique that is equivalent in terms of effect. Read on

Thanks, all people who replied - I got a variety of interesting
solutions. I think I have enough leads to work on now. Have tried out
some, will try out the others, then will summarize. Will also post
more details of the intended usage as some have suggested.

Az