Re: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers

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On 15 May 2013 20:59, "Citizen Kant" <citizenkant@gmail.com> wrote:
> Of course one always may want to perform random hacking and turn tables
just because and treat the word python as a variable's name, setting that
python equals Monty Python in order to checkmate any given conversation. In
that case we'll have to cope then with the long lasting problem of being
forced to name every python snake as a Monty Python snake, due to the
caprice of a programmer .
>

In Python all variables are actually labels. Labels refer to an object. An
object can be referred to by any amount of labels, but when no labels and
other references remain "pointed at" it, garbage collection destroys the
object. So if we set python equals Monty Python the actual python snake
will actually cease to exist.

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Re: Python for philosophers Citizen Kant <citizenkant@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 01:32 +0200
  Re: Python for philosophers llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-05-13 20:33 -0700
    Fwd: Python for philosophers Citizen Kant <citizenkant@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 11:11 +0200
    Fwd: Python for philosophers Citizen Kant <citizenkant@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 12:36 +0200
  Re: Python for philosophers Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-05-14 05:29 +0000
    Fwd: Python for philosophers Citizen Kant <citizenkant@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 10:34 +0200
      Re: Fwd: Python for philosophers DJC <djc@news.invalid> - 2013-05-14 21:27 +0100
      Re: Fwd: Python for philosophers Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 14:37 +0000
        Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers Citizen Kant <citizenkant@gmail.com> - 2013-05-15 21:55 +0200
          Re: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-05-15 16:55 -0700
            Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers Citizen Kant <citizenkant@gmail.com> - 2013-05-16 14:28 +0200
              Re: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-05-16 06:46 -0700
                Re: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-17 00:00 +1000
                Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers Citizen Kant <citizenkant@gmail.com> - 2013-05-16 22:06 +0200
                Python for philosophers rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-05-19 10:46 -0700
              Re: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-05-16 22:42 -0700
        Re: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-05-16 01:12 +0100
    Re: Fwd: Python for philosophers Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-05-14 10:55 -0400

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