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Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:17:48 -0500
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On 11/15/2011 12:01 PM, Prasad, Ramit wrote:
> <SNIP>
>> (Peter's "del" solution is quite close, but I find the 'del' statement
>> tricky in python and will mislead many python newcomers)
> Can you expand on why 'del' is "tricky"/misleading?
>
> Ramit
>
a = someexpression...
b = a
....
del a

Does not (necessarily) delete the object that a refers to.  It merely 
deletes the symbol a.



-- 

DaveA