RELEASED Python 2.3 (final)

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> From: Brian Quinlan [mailto:brian at sweetapp.com] 
> Sent: Jueves, 31 de Julio de 2003 12:17 p.m.
> 
> > Seems nice enough.  You'll only be able to assign to a 
> > mutable object anyway; 
> 
> This statement doesn't make any sense. Assignment to None is a name
> binding operating is mutability is not a relevant issue.
> 
> > None is not mutable, and will soon be a keyword.  
> 
> None becoming a keyword is a valid reason.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brian
>

Nope; it has to do with making Python faster: if constants
such as None, True, False are treated as true constants,
then certain optimizations can be enabled with help make
it all a bit quicker.

So, in order to do so, assignment to builtins is being
disallowed; or, only to such singleton instances...
I'm not too sure anymore.

Anyway, there's a thread in comp.lang.dev about all
this.

HTH

-gustavo



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