On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:05:23 -0800 (PST), Danny Yoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > Does this make sense so far?
YES!!! Most perfectly!!! Thanks for your detailed step-by-step analysis man - it was very helpful, and much appreciated... > > Looking back at the program, I think that you meant to write: > > ### > initialList = [] > def f(a,L=initialList): > if L==[5]: > print 'L==[5] caught' > print L > print 'resetting L...' > del L[:] ## Resets the initial value to the empty list > L.append(a) > return L > ### > yeah man - i guess i was just still stuck in the "non-object-oriented" thinking rut... I believe you have just about clarified all the doubts that i've had about the whole thing which prompted my question to the list in the first place! thanks a lot... -jf _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
