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Paul Kroeger <news <at> prz-wugen.com> writes:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm myself still learning Python, so others may please correct me, if
> I'm wrong.
...
> I hope, the above helps to understand why this behaviour.is to be
> expected.
>

To Peter Otten and Paul Kroeger:

Thank you both, very much.  I think I now get why the binding works as it
does in addition to why the list() approach worked.  

JBB