Give * operator "deep copy"

[Raymond Hettinger]

[Terry Reedy]
> 3. the mistake of taking 'container' too literally.  Tuples and lists are 
> like rosters, not rooms.  A student can only be in one room (at a time) but 
> can simultaneously be on the roster of multiples classes and clubs.  If, 
> for example, a student gets an honor, then every class and club 
> 'containing' that student now 'contains' an honored member.  What rosters 
> actually contain are some sort of identifier for each student, not the 
> students themselves.

This is an excellent metaphor.

I vote the second line as the QOTW.


Raymond