Question about Pass-by-object-reference?

[alex23]

On 23/07/2014 10:27 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> When you call a function, Python binds function parameter names to
> argument objects in the function's local namespace, the same as in name
> assignments. Given
>
> def f(a, b): pass
>
> a call f(1, 'x') starts by executing
>
> a, b = 1, 'x'
>
> in the local namespace.  Nothing is being 'passed'.

The Dude: Look, nothing is passed, here, man.
The Big Lebowski: Nothing is passed?  The god damn argument has crashed 
into the parameter!


...sorry, it's been a long week.