Hi and thanx! Caleb Hattingh wrote: > > >>> temp=d[12345] > >>> temp.x = 5 > > After I assign the object to the dict with ID=12345, I can easily get > the object by its key and manipulate its state. The last 4 lines show > that the state changed for all the active references to the created > object. Is this what you wanted?
Yes. [... the temp object is by ref, and any manipulation of the temp object is to the object itself..? It really simplifies my first attempt] > If you are this Henning Jansen: > http://www.henning-jansen.com/ Yes, this is me :-/ and I have a little Ruby experience. And I will create a sample snippet the next time I pop a question. Thank you for a clear and helpful response. regards, Henning -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list