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On 19/08/2014 19:26, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>
>>         CPython implementation detail: This is the address of the object
>>         in memory.
>
> I really wish CPython didn't do that, or at least not admit to it. It does
> nothing but confuse people.
>

I agree and would happily support your issue on the bug tracker to get 
it deleted from the docs :)

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence