Mutable and Immutable objects in Python

Introduction

Function Type and function Id

Mutable objects

Immutable objects

Importance of mutable and immutable objects

NSMALLPOSINTS & NSMALLNEGINTS

  • Strings without whitespaces and less than 20 characters
  • Integers between -5 to 256 (including both as explained above)
  • Empty immutable objects (tuples)
  • Since programmers use these objects frequently, interning existing objects saves memory.
  • Since immutable objects like tuples and strings cannot be modified, there is no risk in interning the same object.

Frozen sets

How arguments are passed to functions

Sources

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