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

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:19:29 -0800, bonono wrote:

> 
> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> I'll tell you what I say: Python passes objects to functions or
>> assignments.
>>
> Which in C sense, is a reference(or pointer) to some opaque "table"
> maintain by the system, identified by id().

And that C sense is precisely why people try using C idioms in Python and
then are surprised that they don't behave as they would in C.

So how about we all agree to stop implying that Python behaves like C, and
try to teach people that Python behaves like Python?


-- 
Steven.