On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Dave Angel <da...@davea.name> wrote: > On 04/19/2015 03:08 PM, boB Stepp wrote: >>
>> Or is the real point that we are adding an abstraction >> layer so we don't even have to think about where objects are >> physically stored in RAM? > > > Somebody keeps track, but the address is not necessarily constant, and not > necessarily stored in any references. The references (bindings) are > abstract, and the details are unimportant to the user. For example, the > jython system does not use addresses at all. And an object gets moved > around from time to time without its references knowing it. The last sentence in this paragraph has me intrigued. Why would an object, once it has been created, be moved? What practical benefit does doing this give? boB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
