module confusion

[Ben Finney]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> writes:

> On my Gentoo system:
> 
>     >>> import os
>     >>> os.path
>     <module 'posixpath' from '/usr/lib64/python2.5/posixpath.pyc'>
> 
> It's just a variable that happens to point to the posixpath module.

There's no "pointing" going on. It's another name bound to the same
object, of equal status to the 'posixpath' name.

Python doesn't have pointers, and even "variable" is a misleading term
in Python. Best to stick to "name" and "bound to".

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Ben Finney