"Rudy Rudolph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> def f(inout param):
> param += 5
> return "this is my result"
>
> # call it
> x = 2
> result = f(x)
> # x is now 7
In a dynamically typed language it's not going to work unless both
the parameter in the function definition and the actual argument are
marked. Then it's easy, well-defined, and can even support other
"lvalues", e.g.:
def f(ref x):
x += 1
f(ref a[g()])
# g() is executed once
# reading x does __getitem__
# setting x does __setitem__
I'm not judging whether it's worth having, only how it should work if
supported.
--
__("< Marcin Kowalczyk
\__/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
^^ http://qrnik.knm.org.pl/~qrczak/
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