The � debate

[Ethan Furman]

On 05/10/2014 02:05 AM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:18:27 PM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>
>> Python assignment doesn't copy values.
>
> Maybe our values differ?

Obviously they do.  Yours are irrelevant for Python.  They could be, and probably are, useful when comparing and 
contrasting Python with other languages, or maybe when discussing a particular implementation of Python -- but when 
discussing the *language* of Python, your definition of value doesn't exist.

When learning a foreign human language most folks start at, and some stay at, the "think in native language, translate 
on the fly" mode.  And it probably works well enough to get by.  But that is not fluency.  Fluency is understanding the 
meaning behind the words, behind the sounds, and eventually being able to *think* in that other language.

If that is not your goal, fine;  please stop muddying other's understanding of how Python the language works.

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~Ethan~