Can a simple a==b 'hang' in and endless loop?

[Donn Cave]

In article <dqolsq$hp6$2 at newsreader3.netcologne.de>,
 Claudio Grondi <claudio.grondi at freenet.de> wrote:
> Donn Cave wrote:
...
> > exactly, "value".  The realization you just had, that is so valid,
> > is that it is futile to talk about value, per se.  Changing the
> > word you use will do nothing to improve this.

> That's right, but I mean, that it could help to avoid confusion 
> resulting from the fact, that one believes to know the native meaning of 
> the term 'value' and tries to apply it to Python.

There is no confusion, as long as you stay away from futile
analysis of the meaning of value.  If you insist on that,
then no alternative word will help you.

   Donn Cave, donn at u.washington.eduu