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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Laurent Claessens <moky.math@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> Le 29/05/2011 23:42, Ben Finney a =C3=A9crit :
>> Peter Pearson<ppearson@nowhere.invalid> =C2=A0writes:
>>
>>> =C2=A0Python works in terms of objects having names, and one
>>> =C2=A0object can have many names.
>>
>> Or no names. So it's less accurate (though better than talking of
>> =E2=80=9Cvariables=E2=80=9D) to speak of Python objects =E2=80=9Chaving =
names=E2=80=9D.
>
> Could you give an example of an object that has no name ? I've missed
> something ...

def foo():
    return 5

print(foo())

The int object 5 has no name here.

Cheers,
Chris