Python 中的整数变量是否在内存中保存指向 int 对象的指针？

Question

I was reading an article that said everything is an object in Python.

So I thought of researching how exactly integers in Python are stored internally, but unfortunately I got no good answer.

My question is that do integer variables in Python hold pointers to integer objects in memory, or do they simply point to the integers, as is, in memory .

Comparatively, how are integer variables stored in Java? Are they also pointers to integer objects in memory or to integers, as is, in memory?

Answer 1

From my understanding, in python, an int object is created, and then the variable holds a reference that points to this object. Here is a little bit of reading you can do.

In java, the integers are primitive types. So the variables do not hold memory locations like reference types. Rather, they hold the value of the integer itself. The wrappers for the primitive types are reference types. Here is a good article for java