On 22/09/2017 13:34, Steve D'Aprano wrote:
On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:24 pm, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
Yes, following my recipe:
def swap(ref_a, ref_b):
a, b = ref_a.get(), ref_b.get()
ref_a.set(b)
ref_b.set(a)
x = 10
y = "Z"
swap(slot_ref(locals(), "x"), slot_ref(locals(), "y"))
print(x, y) # "Z" and 10
No, you failed to follow Bart's instructions and answered a different question.
You have to pass x and y, not strings 'x' and 'y'. The swap procedure needs to
accept any variable, given as ordinary bare names swap(x, y), not written as
strings, or by hard-coding x and y as the variables to swap, or by using a
string and passing it to exec, or any other loophole.
And being able to pass any lvalue expression, not just simple variable
names. Such as a[i] or x.y, provided the term is mutable.
(To make it work would require a new reference type. And extra versions
of the byte-codes or whatever is used to evaluate terms such as:
a, a[i], x.y
that evaluate a reference rather than the value. So LOADFASTREF as well
as LOADFAST)
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