Call by binding [was Re: [Tutor] beginning to code]

Antoon Pardon antoon.pardon at vub.be
Mon Sep 25 09:30:21 EDT 2017


Op 25-09-17 om 15:16 schreef Marko Rauhamaa:
> Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon at vub.be>:
>
>> Op 25-09-17 om 14:16 schreef Marko Rauhamaa:
>>> Python only operates with pointers. You can operate with pointers in
>>> Pascal as well.
>> You are talking about implementation details.
> No, I'm not. I'm talking about pointers in the abstract sense, both in
> case of Python and Pascal. Neither language gives any hint as to the
> physical nature of the pointer.

Yes you are. Python doesn't have pointers at the language level. So if
you start talking pointers you are talking about implementations however
abstract.

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Antoon Pardon




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