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Re:Python, as Reviewed by a C++ Programmer by markbnj on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:28PM (#14179177)
Of course, because that is the only way to implement call by reference, i.e. to pass the reference as a value.
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Re:Python, as Reviewed by a C++ Programmer by user5994461 on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:42PM (#14179260)
It's possible to pass a reference by reference.
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Re:Python, as Reviewed by a C++ Programmer by markbnj on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:50PM (#14179312)
In which case the argument is still a value, containing a pointer to a value, which is a pointer to the object.
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Re:Python, as Reviewed by a C++ Programmer by user5994461 on Sunday April 23, 2017 @03:18PM (#14179892)
In C semantics, that's about it.
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