Explanation of list reference

[Rustom Mody]

On Saturday, February 15, 2014 11:49:38 AM UTC+5:30, Ben Finney wrote:
> Rustom Mody  writes:

> > Then you are obliged to provide some other way of understanding
> > object-identity

> How about: Every object has an identity, which is unique among all
> concurrently-existing objects. The 'is' operator queries whether two
> references are referring to objects with the same identity, which
> implies they are actually referring to the same object.

> Is that sufficient?

Are you explaining or defining identity?

As an explanation its ok though a bit tautologous
As a definition its circular
[Just for context remember the OP -- a noob father-son duo confused by 
python's memory model]

> > I earlier talked of the macro problems of identity, viz across
> > machines.

> Python doesn't make any promises about object identity beyond the
> current run-time of a single instance of a program. So while the problem
> you describe is interesting, it isn't relevant when talking about Python
> object identity.

Hard as a nail the problem persists -- Non-promise of identity implies we 
understand it!!
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> Ben Finney