Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> wrote: > I think it is an abuse of the term constant to allow you to talk about a > mutable object being "constant", since it can vary. Generally, you don't > care about identity, only equality. Making up a syntax on the spot: > > constant pi = [3.1415] > assert pi = 3.1415 > pi[0] = 3 > assert pi = 3.1415 > > makes a mockery of the concept of a constant.
A better keyword might be something like 'alias' to imply that the name and value are interchangeable. -- Duncan Booth http://kupuguy.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
