[Tutor] How to do call by reference (or equiv.) in Py?
Aztech Guy
aztech1200@yahoo.com
Fri Nov 22 16:09:22 2002
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Hi fellow Pythonistas,
I have a C background - but am a Py newbie ...
Using ActiveState Py 2.2.1 on Win.
How does one do call by reference in Python ? I.e. pass a variable by reference ? Or is it not possible at all ? Does that mean that I'd have to simulate the effect by using "return" ?
I took a look (somewhat cursory, I'll admit - no flames, please - skimmed the TOC's and read the links for likely-looking sections) at both the Py Tutorial and the Language Reference - but could not find any info on how to pass a var by ref to a fn., so that when the called fn. returns, whatever change it has made to the var, persists, i.e. the change is visible in the calling fn.
TIA
Az
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<P>Hi fellow Pythonistas,</P>
<P>I have a C background - but am a Py newbie ...</P>
<P>Using ActiveState Py 2.2.1 on Win.</P>
<P>How does one do call by reference in Python ? I.e. pass a variable by reference ? Or is it not possible at all ? Does that mean that I'd have to simulate the effect by using "return" ?</P>
<P>I took a look (somewhat cursory, I'll admit - no flames, please - skimmed the TOC's and read the links for likely-looking sections) at both the Py Tutorial and the Language Reference - but could not find any info on how to pass a var by ref to a fn., so that when the called fn. returns, whatever change it has made to the var, persists, i.e. the change is visible in the calling fn.</P>
<P>TIA</P>
<P>Az</P>
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