2008/8/21 Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >> know if this is the case. Can I declare a variable type in Python as >> in C? > > In Python values have types and variables are simply > names associated with values. > > Thus > > v = '123' # v 'is' a string because '123' is a string > v = 123 # now v 'is' an int because 123 is an int. > > The variable takes on the type of the value with which it is > associated but it can be made to refer to any other value > and thus its type effectively changes. So it's best not to > think of variables having types but rather consider objects > (or values) as having a type, and variables as being > associated with objects.. > > This is one of the most fundamental characteristics of > Python and one of the hardest for users of other languages > to adapt to. >
This characteristic is similar enough to php (a language where one doesn't even think about types) that I will get used to it. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
