[Tutor] How to get variable name from its id()

[Gerrit Holl]

<quote name="orbitz at ezabel.com" date="1076053784" email="orbitz at ezabel.com">
> I don't quite follow what you mean here.  If you just do ID = Name, then ID and
> Name will point to the same object.  Strings are immutable though so if you
> change one it wont' be reflected in the other. For example:
> >>> Name = 'blah'
> >>> ID = Name
> >>> ID is Name
> True
> >>> ID = 'zing'
> >>> ID is Name
> False

I think he means:

>>> name = 'blah'
>>> id(name)
-1085830240

...and then get 'blah' back from the ID.
I don't think it's possible. I'm not sure what deep ways into the
interpreter Python offers, however, so I may be wrong.

Weird, however, a negative ID..

Gerrit.

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