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I have decided next time I am asked to explain this, I will use the id() function to show the binding of the name to the reference.

Tim Richardson
– Tim Richardson

2015-11-11 10:01:26 +00:00
Commented Nov 11, 2015 at 10:01
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Names are references in the current scope. The only visible difference between "names" and "variables" (as in Java) is when you look at locals(), which most of the time you don't. And yes, Java has several types of primitives whereas Python has only one.

Elazar
– Elazar

2016-09-04 23:04:49 +00:00
Commented Sep 4, 2016 at 23:04
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That last sentence is a perfect summary of what I see many newbies of Python getting very confused with!

Tomerikoo
– Tomerikoo

2020-08-18 13:21:43 +00:00
Commented Aug 18, 2020 at 13:21

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