> Partly why it's misleading to speak of names as variables is > that shoptalk tends to prevent us from seeing 8 as the *name* > of an immutable object, one for which the name is hardwired > (but feel free to bind, or assign, other not-spoken-for names > to the same object).
I don't see the advantage of thinking of "8" as a name. It's just some syntax that creates an unnamed object. In that sense, all of these are similar: 8 8 + 3 Rod(length = 9, color = 'blue') In all these cases, the resulting object gets a name only if it's the RHS of an assignment. If not, the object disappears (from the user's viewpoint, anyway) as soon as the containing statement/expression is executed. Also, what do you say to the student who points out that "8 is a name" violates the rule that Python names must begin with a letter or underscore? -John _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
