On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 1:50 PM C W <tmrs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am learning the basics of Python. How do I know when a method modifies
> the original object, when it does not. I have to exmaples:
> Example 1:
> > L = [3, 6, 1,4]
> > L.reverse()
> > L
> [4, 1, 6, 3]
> This changes the original list.
>
> Example 2:
> > name = "John Smith"
> > name.replace("J", j")
> > name
> 'John Smith'
> This does not change the original string.
>
> Why the two examples produce different results? As a beginner, I find this
> confusing. How do you do it?
>
> Thank you!
> --
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-listLearn about help. Go to python command line and type help(L) it will show that this method reverses in place. Type help(name) and it will show that this method returns the result, but does not change your list. -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com/blog http://cc-baseballstats.info/stats/birthdays -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
