the global keyword:

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sun, 12 Jun 2016 11:26 am, Random832 wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 11, 2016, at 20:09, MRAB wrote:
>> Not true. Importing doesn't copy the value.
>> 
>> Importing a name creates a new name in the local scope that refers to
>> the same object that the imported name referred to.

MRAB is correct here.


> Yes, the value of a variable is a reference to an object. Can we not
> have another round of this right now?

Sure, if you stop spreading misinformation about variables in Python and
cease the insanity of claiming that the value of a variable is not the
value you assign to it, but some invisible, unreachable "reference".

x = 999

The value of x is 999, not some invisible reference.

x = []

The value of x is an empty list, not some invisible reference.




-- 
Steven