[Tutor] pointers for python?

[Thomi Richards]

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Hi all,

In C, you can modify a variable from within a seperate function, by passing a 
pointer to that function. Is there any way to do this in python? it'd be 
kinda useful ;)

I'm sure i read it in the tutorial a while back, but searching the same 
tutorials now, I can't seem to find it anywhere... any ideas?

to clarify, currently, this:

def inc(x):
	x+=1

a=1
inc(a)
print a

prints "1"

is there a way to get the inc() function to modify the original variable, even 
though it's not in the function's scope?


THanks,

- -- 
Thomi Richards,
http://once.sourceforge.net/


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