function arguments

Curbie · Today, 01:44 AM

Are arguments passed to functions passed as data or a reference to data or does Python make that call behind the scenes?

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**Gribouillis** · (This post was last modified: Today, 06:48 AM by Gribouillis.)

(Today, 01:44 AM)Curbie Wrote: Are arguments passed to functions passed as data or a reference to data

All arguments are passed by object reference. In CPython it means concretely that for each argument, the memory address of an existing Python object is passed for each argument (these objects are implemented as C structures).

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