Is 'everything' a refrence or isn't it?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:48:22 +0100, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

> an object's identity, type, and value are three different
> and distinct things.  the identity and type are not part of the value.  the
> type controls *how* to access the value, and needs to be known *before*
> you can access the value.

(Not arguing, just trying to clarify your point.)

I'm sick of arguing about object, let's use a different example:

>>> id(None)
135289128
>>> type(None)
<type 'NoneType'>

What's the value of None? Would you say "it has no value" or "it's value
is None" or something else?

None is a singleton, so it is meaningless to ask about two instances of
NoneType. How about this?

>>> class Empty:
...     pass
... 
>>> id(Empty())
-151107636
>>> type(Empty())
<type 'instance'> 

Do two instances of Empty have the same value, or is the question
meaningless?



-- 
Steven.