function parameters again

[Fredrik Lundh]

Peter Hansen wrote:
>  'In Python, you can't change a number you store in a
>   variable, and assignment doesn't work.'
> (As read with a heavy dose of newbie-ness in mind. )

most Python newbies I've met in real life are of the "what am
I missing" and "how exactly does this work" kind, rather than
the "if it doesn't work as *I* expect, it's broken" variety.

I still think that's true on comp.lang.python too (most of the
time, at least ;-)

Cheers /F