anything like C++ references?

[Brian Quinlan]

> > > What I specifically want is a way to have a "second-level
> > > binding", e.g. a reference to a reference (assuming that the
> > > terminology is correct by saying that all Python variables are
> > > references).
> >
> > What for?  What would be the practical use for such a thing?
> 
> "Why would you want a bike when you have a car?"
> 
> I would say that I wanted it because I thought it would be the
> most straight-forward solution to the problem, so I thought I'd
> ask.

You haven't articulated your actual problem. Doing so might shed some
light on the practical aspects of this issue.

Cheers,
Brian