Then name it something else. I tend to chose "this" because it is a meaningless name that would not tend to be used for anything else. I would have used "self", except that that tends to be used inside classes. My inspiration for coming up with this is to make modules a little more like classes. I suppose you wouldn't like me to post my own (somewhat buggy) module that allows you to import modules as new type classes?
On 4/5/07, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Collin Stocks wrote: > As for me, I find this problem annoying, but easy to solve. My solution is: > > >>> this=__import__(__name__) > > To set global variable spam to 4, I say: > > >>> this.spam=4 > > This always works, and is much more convenient than: > > >>> global spam > >>> spam=4 > > and then worry about local variables also named spam. > That's truly horrible. And what if you have a local variable called "this"? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden Recent Ramblings http://holdenweb.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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