How do you create constants?

[Alex Martelli]

"Andy Heath" <andyheath at linuxstart.com> wrote in message
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> If you want constants what is wrong with creating functions
> with those values
>
> eg.
>
> def pi():
>     return 3.142

What's the added value of their being 'functions', to
pay for the little hassle of having to remember the
trailing-() and the little extra overhead?  They'll be
just as rebindable as any other variable/attribute...


Alex