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Subject:    Re: [Python-ideas] Declaring immutability (was Re: Proposal to change List Sequence Repetition (*) s
From:       Robert Collins <robertc () robertcollins ! net>
Date:       2016-06-01 20:47:47
Message-ID: CAJ3HoZ1pNEYkwmahPwZFihdVrMWwiJCAoCW8ssg+m8eJUaaoBQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 1 Jun 2016 11:04 PM, "Nick Coghlan" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>... immutable instances, so this is likely to be better approached as a
type hinting problem rather than as a runtime feature.

+1

> The closest related concept I'm personally familiar with is const
pointers and references in C and C++, so there

I think rust borrows are a likely better fit for inspiration.

-rob

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On 1 Jun 2016 11:04 PM, &quot;Nick Coghlan&quot; &lt;<a \
href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br> \
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&gt;... immutable instances, so this is likely to be better approached as a \
type hinting problem rather than as a runtime feature.</p> <p \
dir="ltr">+1</p> <p dir="ltr">&gt; The closest related concept I&#39;m \
personally familiar with is const pointers and references in C and C++, so \
there </p> <p dir="ltr">I think rust borrows are a likely better fit for \
inspiration.</p> <p dir="ltr">-rob<br>
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