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bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects |
Date: |
Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:01:31 -0700 (PDT) |
> distinguish between constant objects (which the
> program should not change) and mutable objects
> (which the program can change).
That's just not what "constant" means. And I
suspect that your _uses_ of _not_ "mutable" will
still be for things that we really want to say
you probably _should not_ change, and not that
you _cannot_ change them.
You are once again confusing things for readers,
I think.
Something you probably _should not_ change is
not necessarily a constant. (And the converse
isn't strong enough - you simply _cannot_ change
a constant.)
And places where you will likely say there's no
reason you _shouldn't_ change something will
likely give the impression that this is because
it is "mutable", and give the impression that
there's no reason you shouldn't change anything
that you _can_ change. This can give the
impression that if you _can_ change something
(the real meaning of "mutable") then there's no
reason you shouldn't change it. That's the
wrong message.
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- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects,
Drew Adams <=
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