On Apr 24, 10:11 pm, Arnaud Delobelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In python, use attributes starting with a single underscore (such as > _name). It tells users that they shouldn't mess with them. By > design, python doesn't include mechanisms equivalent to the Java / C++ > 'private'.
Arnaud, Gabriel: Ok, Ok, I'll trust my users to not abuse my API :) I didn't realize that 'private' meant 'private, even to sub-classes' - it is all becoming clear to me now! Thanks for the help, and I'm going to re-read 'Python is Not Java' right about now (I've spent the past few months knee-deep in Java, I guess I need to cleanse myself) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
