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Re: [pygame] Sticky Variables

On 5/27/07, Kris Schnee <kschnee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've run into that "sticky variables" problem again:

 >>> code = {".":[],"c":["crate"]}
 >>> a = code["."]
 >>> b = code["."]
 >>> a ==b
True
 >>> a is b
True

One solution is:
 >>> import copy
 >>> a = copy.copy(code["."])
 >>> b = copy.copy(code["."])
 >>> a == b
True
 >>> a is b
False

But is there a better way to make it clear I want the value, not an
actual reference?



There are no values in Python, just references. Either you want an
existing reference, or a new one. If you want a new one, then copying
is usually appropriate.

-bob