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Subject: Re: Explaining  names  vs variables  in Python
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Salvatore DI DIO <salvatore.didio@gmail.com> writes:

> I know Python does not have variables, but names.

In addition to the other food answers in this thread, you will want to
watch <URL:http://nedbatchelder.com/text/names.html> Ned Batchelder's
presentation on “Facts and myths about Python names and values”.

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