Chris Angelico wrote: > The 'x' inside each function is completely separate, no matter how > many times they get called. They're usually stored on something called > a "call stack" - you put another sheet of paper on top of the stack > every time you call a function, local variables are all written on > that paper, and when you return from a function, you discard the top > sheet and see what's underneath.
Thank you for that description; I shall use it from now on when teaching laymen about the call stack. -- PointedEars Twitter: @PointedEars2 Please do not cc me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
