Are tuple really immutable?
Brian Beck
exogen at gmail.com
Mon Dec 27 18:49:35 EST 2004
Terry Reedy wrote:
> No, not in the way intended by the word 'mutable'. A tuple is like an
> ordered club roster written in indelible ink before the time of whiteout.
> The members of the club may change (change jobs, residence, relationships,
> etc) but the roster remains the same: same members, same ranking.
Good analogy.
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Brian Beck
Adventurer of the First Order
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