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On 04/06/2015 19:34, Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Now does Python pass by value or by reference?  Happily sits back and waits
>> for 10**6 emails to arrive as this is discussed for the 10**6th time.
>
> Troll.
>

True indeed.

As expected the "pass by value" versus the "pass by reference" brigade 
have come out of the stalls running very strongly, but as always the 
"pass by object" crew have arrived very late on the stand side and look 
as if they will win by a nose, unless a photo finish is called in which 
case there is a stewards' enquiry.

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

Mark Lawrence