Let’s begin with some definitions.
A *namespace* is a mapping from names to objects. Most namespaces are
currently implemented as Python dictionaries, but that’s normally not
noticeable in any way (except for performance), and it may change in the
future. Examples of namespaces are: the set
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Varuna Seneviratna
varunasenevira...@gmail.com wrote:
Let’s begin with some definitions.
A namespace is a mapping from names to objects. Most namespaces are
currently implemented as Python dictionaries, but that’s normally not
noticeable in any way (except for
On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 10:16:30AM +0530, Varuna Seneviratna wrote:
I do not understand what is meant by A *namespace* is a mapping from names
to objects. How I understand to be a namespace is a particular space
within which a particular name is unique.For a example within the space set
of
On 12/09/2013 05:46 AM, Varuna Seneviratna wrote:
Let’s begin with some definitions.
A *namespace* is a mapping from names to objects. Most namespaces are
currently implemented as Python dictionaries, but that’s normally not
noticeable in any way (except for performance), and it may change in
On 09/12/13 04:46, Varuna Seneviratna wrote:
do not understand what is meant by A /namespace/ is a mapping from
names to objects. How I understand to be a namespace is a particular
space within which a particular name is unique.
That's correct.
But a name on its own can refer to anything.
But
On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Varuna Seneviratna
varunasenevira...@gmail.com wrote:
But what is meant by A *namespace* is a mapping from names to objects
Steven touched on this, but I'd like to emphasize: in Python, EVERYTHING is
an object - variables, functions, integers, strings, you name
