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Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 10:15:05 -0700
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Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> But that's wrong! Names (little boxes) can't point to *slots in a list*, 
> any more than they can point to other names! This doesn't work:
> 
> 
> --> L = [None, 42, None]
> --> a = L[0]
> --> L[0] = 23
> --> print(a)  # This doesn't work!
>  23

Minor nitpick -- having a comment saying "this doesn't work" then having 
output showing that it does is confusing.  I had to load up the 
interpretor to make sure I was confused!  ;)

~Ethan~