What other languages use the same data model as Python?

Roy Smith roy at panix.com
Sat May 7 16:24:26 EDT 2011


In article <87aaeymfww.fsf at benfinney.id.au>,
 Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:

> No, I think not. The term “variable” usually comes with a strong
> expectation that every variable has exactly one name.

Heh.  You've never used common blocks in Fortran?  Or, for that matter, 
references in C++?  I would call either of those "two names for the same 
variable".



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