Since I already spent a bunch of time on this, I did a PR: https://github.com/jfine2358/py-jfine2358/pull/2
further discussion should probably be in that PR / repo -CHB On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal < chris.bar...@noaa.gov> wrote: > > None is keyword, and just like any other keyword, it can't be re-bound. > > > >> it's only a keyword because Python doesn't otherwise have a way of > creating non-rebindable names. It's purpose is to represent the singular > object of NoneType, and in that sense it's a literal as much as [] or "". > > We’re getting kind of pedantic here, but no, it’s not “as much as” — [] > and “” create new instances of a list or string. > > For the purposes of this document, however, these are pretty esoteric > distinctions. > > What the docs should make clear is that None ( and True and False ) is a > singleton— None will always refer to the SAME None object. > > And that can be demonstrated by showing that you can’t rebind the name > None. > > But I think it’s misleading to say that that is the same as: > > 42 = “something else” > > None is syntactical a name like any other — what’s special about is that > it can’t be rebound. > > -CHB > > > > > -- > > Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd > -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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