On Thu, Aug 15, 2002, Guido van Rossum wrote: >Oren: >> >> In a dynamically typed language there is no such thing as an 'integer >> variable' but it can be simulated by a reference that may only point to >> objects in the 'integer' category. > > This seems a game with words. I don't see the difference between an > integer variable and a reference that must point to an integer. > (Well, I see a difference, in the sharing semantics, but that's just > the difference between a value and an pointer in C. They're both > variables.) Going off on a tangent (and riding one of my favorite hobby horses), Python doesn't have variables. -- Aahz (aahz@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ Project Vote Smart: http://www.vote-smart.org/
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