A question on modification of a list via a function invocation

[Gregory Ewing]

Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 20:59:16 +1000, Steve D'Aprano
> <steve+python at pearwood.info> declaimed the following:
> 
>>I'm not sure that the VIN defines the vehicle exactly... I wouldn't want to try
>>driving a VIN without the rest of the vehicle. The mileage is terrible...
>
> 	... or phenomenal
> 
> 	Depends on how one interprets 0miles / 0gallons

Your fuel consumption is NaN at that point, leading to the
well-known disclaimer in car advertisements, "Your mileage
may not be equal to itself."

-- 
Greg