[Visualpython-users] Multiple handles on a single object

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

I think I might see why multiple symbols can reference a single object 
in Python. I think it's related to the "call by reference" mechanism 
used in Python for passing arguments to a subroutine. See this brief 
discussion:

http://bogdan.org.ua/2008/02/11/python-passing-by-value-vs-passing-by-reference.html

Bruce Sherwood