Re: Question about math.pi is mutable

From	Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Question about math.pi is mutable
Date	2015-11-06 14:55 +0200
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Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>:

> Simply because, in Python, virtually everything can be changed. You're
> welcome to go in and say "math.pi = 3" if you like... and then you
> accept the consequences of that.

How far cosmology would have evolved by now if Albert Einstein had had
Python at his disposal. He could simply have been able to experiment
with different values of the Cosmological Constant and seen the effects
around him in the room.


Marko

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