On 2007-11-28, hdante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 28, 1:09 am, Steven D'Aprano ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:21:36 -0800, hdante wrote: >> > Python variables are pointers and that's it. >> >> How do I increment a Python variable so that it points to the >> next address, like I can do with pointers in C, Pascal, and >> other languages? >> >> -- >> Steven. > > You can't. Python variables still are pointers. Hint: > > int * const x = &y; > > How do I increment x ?
Not only that, you can't point x at any other object at all. That's not a Python variable either. -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list