Thanks a lot. I'll try give it a go and see if it helps.
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Tim Harig <user...@ilthio.net> wrote: > It is not so much using __init__() that makes the difference as it what > scope the variables are assigned to. If you define them as you where, then > the variables are associated with the class object itself. If the variable > is a mutable type, and you change it in one instance, it actually changes > it in the class object which means it also changes for all of the > instances. > > I used the constructor because it gives me a reference to the newly created > instance object "self". I then assign the variables to self, which > assignes them to the newly created instance object. Then each instance has > its own separate a and b variables that will not change when the variables > are changed inside of another instance object. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
