References
In this lesson, you'll learn about the concept of references in Python.
We'll cover the following
Simple values and complex objects
In a technical sense, every value in Python is an object. In practice, there is a distinction between simple values and more complex objects. Numbers and Booleans can be considered simple values.
Let’s say, we have two values: a
and b
. If the value in variable a
is simple, and you execute the assignment b = a
, the value is copied from a
into b
. You can subsequently change the value in either a
or b
without affecting the value in the other variable.
However, consider the following scenario:
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