Why does python behave so? (removing list items)

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:12:27 +0100, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote:

> On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 23:04 +0100, Michał Bentkowski wrote:
>> Why does python create a reference here, not just copy the variable?
> 
> Python, like most other oo languages, will always make references for =,
> unless you work on native types (numbers and strings).

*Including* numbers and strings.

I don't know what you mean "native types". If you mean that numbers and 
strings are low-level bytes like you get in C, then you are mistaken, 
because EVERYTHING in Python is an object, including numbers and strings.


-- 
Steven