> public = no leading underscore > private = one leading underscore > protected = two leading underscores > > Python uses encapsulation by convention rather than by enforcement.
Very well said Terry! I like that python does not force me to do "everything" but does force things like parenthesis in a function/method call whether or not an argument is required/expected. This makes for very readable code. Visual parsing a Python file is very easy on the eyes due to this fact -- Thanks Guido! We do not need to add three new keywords when there is an accepted Pythonic way to handle public/private/protected -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
