Passing arguments to function - (The fundamentals are confusing me)

Rocco Moretti roccomoretti at hotpop.com
Tue Aug 9 14:39:08 EDT 2005


Christopher Subich wrote:
> Rocco Moretti wrote:
> 
>> Variables in Python are names. They aren't the cubbyholes into which 
>> you put values, they are sticky notes on the front of the cubby hole.
> 
> 
> +1 MOTW (Metaphor of the Week)

Thanks, but please note it's not really mine - I've seen it somewhere 
else before. I thought it was from the website I linked earlier[1], but 
now I'm a little embarrased to find out that isn't, and I have no clue 
where it's from.

[1] http://starship.python.net/crew/mwh/hacks/objectthink.html



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