Would it be prudent to rid the long-standing "argument" (pun unintended) about
self and the ulterior spellings of it, by changing it into a symbol rather than
a name?
Something like:
class MyClass(object):
def __init__(@):
@.dummy = None
OR, even better, getting *rid of it* in the parameter list, so it stops
confusing people about how many parameters a method needs, and transform it
into a true *operator*.
class MyClass(object):
def __init__(): #takes no arguments!
@.dummy = None #the @ invokes the class object's dictionary
That would seem to be a nice solution to the problem, really. It doesn't
become PERLish because you've made it into a genuine operator -- "self" was
always a non-variable that looked like a variable and hence created an itch
that couldn't be scratched.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
--mark
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