Hi, I am learning Python and came across this example in the Python Online Tutorial ( http://docs.python.org/tutorial/controlflow.html#default-argument-values) for Default Argument Values.
ex: def func(a, L=[ ]): L.append(a) return L print func(1) print func(2) print func(3) *O/P* [1] [1,2] [1,2,3] Now my doubt is, 1) After the first function call, when ' L' (Reference to List object) goes out of scope, why isn't it destroyed ? 2) It seems that this behavior is similar to static variable logic in C language. Is it something similar ? OR Is it related to scope rules in Python ?
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