passing by refference

[Greg Ewing (using news.cis.dfn.de)]

Tim Peters wrote:
> I think it's fine, provided you already know what it means *and implies*.

I wouldn't say it to anyone who hadn't already brought
up the terminology by asking a question such as
"Does Python use call-by-value or call-by-reference?",
implying that they are familiar with these concepts and
want to know where Python stands in relation to them.

-- 
Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept,
University of Canterbury,	
Christchurch, New Zealand
http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg