# Author:  James Tam
# Version: November, 2012

# Learning concepts: the benefit of passing references (pass-by-
# reference

MAX = 1000000

# Simulates: what if lists and not references were passed
# into functions.
def fun(i):
    print("Number of times function has been called %d" %(i))
    aList = []
    for j in range (0,MAX,1):
        aList.append(str(j))


def start():
    for i in range (0,MAX,1):
        fun(i)

start()