anything like C++ references?

[Stephen Horne]

On 13 Jul 2003 21:40:32 -0400, aahz at pythoncraft.com (Aahz) wrote:

>In article <usmp9q5s6.fsf at boost-consulting.com>,

>>All you guys must be forgetting:
>>
>>   >>> a = [1]
>>   >>> b = a
>>   >>> a += b
>>   >>> assert id(a) == id(b)
>>   >>> a = 1
>>   >>> b = a
>>   >>> a += b
>>   >>> assert id(a) == id(b)
>>   Traceback...
>
>I'm not forgetting that.  It's an unfortunate and tricky part of Python
>semantics in some respects, but it's easily explained and understood if
>you focus on the objects rather than the operation:

I wish I'd thought of it, though - I could have avoided the
'boneheaded' confession a bit longer ;-)