Are python variables pointers? or else what are they?

Question

Variables in Python are just pointers, as far as I know.

Based on this rule, I can assume that the result for this code snippet:

i = 5
j = i
j = 3          


        

Answer 1

When you set j=3 the label j no longer applies (points) to i, it starts to point to the integer 3. The name i is still referring to the value you set originally, 5.