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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:31:20 -0700
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On 09/30/2013 04:45 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
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> I can't speak for others, but in my own experience, I never *quite*
> understood the semantic differences between Python name bindings and
> Pascal variables until I came across the meme "Python has no variables".

+1