On Nov 8, 3:38 pm, Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "In order for code A to call code B, some information must be > communicated from A to B." Something we all know ... > > "That information is a value of some sort." True... > > "Therefore all calling is calling by value." > > Well, yes, if you insist. *But*, a distinction that does not > distinguish is useless. One might as well say "Calling is calling."
Actually I like that. We should call all call methods call by calling, because it is a useful and consistent generalization. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list