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Dietrich · Dec 10th, 2006, 4:47 PM

Thanks Arevos,

could one state this:

immutable parameters (like numbers, tuples and strings) and mutable
parameters (like lists, dictionaries) are all passed by reference

immutable objects cannot be changed and act like they are passed
by value

mutable objects can change and will feed back to the caller
unless you make a temporary true copy within the function

Dec 10th, 2006, 4:47 PM	#11
Dietrich Professional Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 434 Rep Power: 4	Thanks Arevos, could one state this: immutable parameters (like numbers, tuples and strings) and mutable parameters (like lists, dictionaries) are all passed by reference immutable objects cannot be changed and act like they are passed by value mutable objects can change and will feed back to the caller unless you make a temporary true copy within the function __________________ I looked it up on the Intergnats!