Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!eweka.nl!lightspeed.eweka.nl!194.109.133.87.MISMATCH!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.030 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.94; '*S*': 0.00; 'programmer': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'variables': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'random': 0.14; 'caprice': 0.16; 'cease': 0.16; 'exist.': 0.16; 'garbage': 0.16; 'labels,': 0.16; "variable's": 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'hacking': 0.19; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; '>': 0.26; 'references': 0.26; 'tables': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'object.': 0.31; 'actual': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'turn': 0.37; 'being': 0.38; 'skip:& 10': 0.38; 'referred': 0.60; 'subject:Fwd': 0.61; 'course': 0.61; 'name': 0.63; 'refer': 0.63; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'due': 0.66; 'equals': 0.68; 'forced': 0.84; 'lasting': 0.84; 'snake': 0.84; 'labels.': 0.93; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=Mok19MbaMIElgYejF7osm3svmUM3D+qRTSGfunLqlbI=; b=Fwavkj55pQgx8KD3XZfKur0oQyRX7IolqXek6HKW+8VSoOhWkHqzBqOAELr5rD5lvU ofax9sepwkWCBoNDi+LToQpCW4AYnbJLYEL7W2Ae1Cl/UmvG1G1iozx886Aw3943Ypr1 YgBxklNPr7WI/SzEAdSFUomylCja4c68f5WjNPNf64PA2PV9VndOcXHAqFFFKtbAMTn6 O/EG1pyXb4hCB9/bm0+zB2HmfdZGOg6a9OCWnkXAGJz7xWU2R2O6JEJq/6WAuJUlVJ5b sI+xYGUif1tHbvwPxuyNGhtbKUpfY9dKhE33j9ZvWPW2aPUFXSG9knxtz7/lh0zU4lfA 76vw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.136.132 with SMTP id r4mr29956766qat.93.1368663177238; Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <5191cbc9$0$29978$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 01:12:57 +0100 Subject: Re: Fwd: Fwd: Python for philosophers From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?F=E1bio_Santos?= To: Citizen Kant Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c2b89c7f3ccb04dccabafe Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 41 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1368663179 news.xs4all.nl 15972 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58681 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:45381 --001a11c2b89c7f3ccb04dccabafe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On 15 May 2013 20:59, "Citizen Kant" 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. --001a11c2b89c7f3ccb04dccabafe Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On 15 May 2013 20:59, "Citizen Kant" <citizenkant@gmail.com> wrote:
> Of course one always may want to perform random hacking and turn table= s just because and treat the word python as a variable's name, setting = that python equals Monty Python in order to checkmate any given conversatio= n. In that case we'll have to cope then with the long lasting problem o= f being forced to name every python snake as a Monty Python snake, due to t= he caprice of a programmer .
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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 co= llection destroys the object. So if we set python equals Monty Python the a= ctual python snake will actually cease to exist.

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