Some are confused about the terms "mutable" and "immutable" in #Python or #programming in general.

A Toot could be a good example but it seems that this is not the same for everyone (in the process of changing?)

For me, at the moment, a Toot is "immutable" –> Once it's published, it cannot be changed. I can delete it and replace it with a new one, but I cannot change the actual Toot

But for others (and from what I gather, for all of us in the near future?), a Toot is "mutable" if they can change the **same** toot, not just replace it with a new one

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Let's say you have a string, an immutable type in Python:

`name = "Stephen"`

You change your mind and want it to be upper case:

`name = name.upper()`

You're creating a copy of the string which is uppercase and replacing the old string (which is binned) with the new one

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That's not the case for a list, for example, which is mutable:

`numbers = [2, 5, 9]`
`numbers.append(100)`

You change the **same** list, not create a new one

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Will Toots change from being an immutable type to a mutable type for all of us soon?

#coding #LearnToCode #LearnPython

@s_gruppetta

I saw this post on Twitter, too :)

Good example, but at least on this server (mastodon.social) toots have an edit button...

@mborus Here's they're not. Not yet, anyway. Can't wait…