Variable Modifications in a class

[Peter Hansen]

Greg Unrein wrote:
> 
> Mehta, Anish wrote:
> > def func(ab):
> >   b = ab()
> >   c = ab()
> >
> >   b.a = 5
> >   b.b = 10
> >
> >   c = b
> 
> This is your problem. c and b are the same object.

Clearer to say that c and b are *bound* to the same object.
They are not themselves the objects.  In Python terminology
they are "names", or variables if you like that term, but
in traditional terms they are more like pointers to the object
than they are like the object itself.