On 01/25/2011 06:49 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Corey Richardson wrote: > >> To be pedantic, a method _is_ a function, just under the umbrella of a >> class, with it's parent object being passed to it. > > To be even more pedantic, a method object is a wrapper (technically, a > descriptor) around a function object. It's also slightly different > between Python 2 and Python 3. Python 2 has bound and unbound method > wrappers, depending on whether you call class.method or instance.method, > but Python 3 gets rid of unbound methods and just returns the function > object when you call class.method. > > And of course, there are also "class methods" and "static methods", as > well as custom-built method types. > > Descriptors are fundamental to Python, but they're for advanced users. > You can treat methods as just functions, except that they automatically > get the first argument (usually called "self") automatically supplied. > >
Learning something every day, thank you Steven. ~Corey _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
