Closures in leu of pointers?

[Michael Torrie]

On 06/29/2013 05:44 AM, cts.private.yahoo at gmail.com wrote:
> Alas, one reason it's a weak workaround is that it doesn't work - at least, not how I wish it would:
> 
> 
> $ cat ptrs
> 
> x = 34
> 
> def p1 (a1):
> 
>     a1[0] += 12
>     
> p1 ([x])
> 
> print (x)
> 
> $ python ptrs
> 34

you'll have to use it more like this (and also changing your names to be
a bit more sane):

x = [ 34, ]

def test_func( out ):
    out[0] += 12

test_func(x)

print (x)