anything like C++ references?

[Terry Reedy]

"Stephen Horne" <intentionally at blank.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dsq6hv4vi1qhsksv56h8lqd7rlqh58ir05 at 4ax.com...
> In mathematics and computer theory, variables bind to values.

In real life, names (like "Stephen Horne") bind to 'objects'
(including people like you) that are mutable.  Python is intended for
modeling real life as well as mathematics.

I understand that you don't like this.  Fine.  You are not going to
change it.

Terry J. Reedy