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From: Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
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Subject: Re: Values and objects
Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 10:57:21 +0300
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Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>:

> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
>> Right, Python's variables aren't like variables in C. Rather,
>> Python's variables are like CPU registers. They cannot hold typed or
>> structured objects and you can't pass references to them.
>
> Are you thinking that a Python variable is neither more nor less than
> what CPython implements them as?

I was just being more Catholic than the Pope.

To me, a variable is a variable is a variable.


Marko