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How to set a variable name with a variable?
I want to do this.
(let ((myvar "my/variable")
(myval "Some Value"))
(setq myvar myval))
The manual method is:
(setq "my/variable" "Some Value")
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Backup a variable and store it back
I have problems to get into Lisp. I assume I miss the correct terms to search for.
So I try to "speak in Python".
#!/usr/bin/env python3
foo = 7
backuped_foo = foo
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What's really behind an assignment in Emacs lisp?
[Warning : these are noob questions.]
I'm a beginner in Emacs Lisp and I would like to be sure that I understand well what I'm really doing when I set a value to a variable with setq or let.
Here is ...
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