assignment, references and list comprehension

[Fredrik Lundh]

"Jim O'D" wrote:

> I was confused as to whether the assignment of a result of a list
> comprehension created references to the orginal objects...

python never copies objects unless you tell it to, so the answer is yes.  all
the "values" you pass around are object references, not binary blobs.

> and it does (at least for my self-defined object).

trust me, it works the same way for all objects.

reading this may help:

    http://effbot.org/zone/python-objects.htm

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