Is 'everything' a refrence or isn't it?

[Donn Cave]

In article <pan.2006.01.06.00.59.20.537419 at REMOVETHIScyber.com.au>,
 Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVETHIScyber.com.au> wrote:
...
> We know that this will happen because it has happened time and time again
> in the past. Are we incapable of learning from experience? Are we
> intelligent sentient beings or do we just parrot what was said in the
> past with no concern for the consequences of what we say?

The latter.  I know this from the number of times I have read
that parameter passing has something to do with whether the
parameter is a mutable or immutable object.

   Donn Cave, donn at u.washington.edu