In article <mailman.7073.1392591754.18130.python-l...@python.org>, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Gregory Ewing > <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote: > > Chris Angelico wrote: > >> > >> Because everything in Python is an object, and objects always are > >> handled by their references. > > > > > > <beginner_thought> So, we have objects... and we have > > references to objects... but everything is an object... > > so does that mean references are objects too? > > </beginner_thought> > > References aren't themselves objects. Names, attributes, etc, etc, > etc, all refer to objects. Is it clearer to use the verb "refer" > rather than the noun "reference"? > > ChrisA I know functions are objects, but what about statements? Is the body of a for loop an object? It is in some languages. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
