[Tutor] Fwd: Accessing variables from other modules

[Alan Gauld]

On 05/09/18 18:12, Chip Wachob wrote:

> In your examples name1 and name2 could be anything that is contained
> in that module.. a variable, function, class, etc..  correct?

Correct. They are just names.

Again a difference between Python and C.
In C a name is a label associated with a memory address
which in turn is associated with a specified data type.

In Python a name is just a name, a key in a dictionary.
It's value is any kind of object and can change throughout
the program's lifetime. A string now, an integer later,
then a list and maybe even a class or instance. Of course,
it's probably not a good idea to change a variables type
too often but it is possible.


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