This little thread on the usage of self references when calling class instance methods and attributes was excellent, one of the best I have seen.
Thanks, Bill Allen Sent from my iPhone On Mar 12, 2012, at 3:56, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > On 12/03/12 02:02, Michael Lewis wrote: > >> I have another method called take turns (not shown for brevity >> purposes). When I want to call it, why can't I just call it like a >> function and use TakeTurns() instead of self.TakeTurns()? > > The Steve's have given technical answers, its also stylistically > better because it removed ambiguity for the reader as well as > for Python. > > Many corporate style guides advocate using this same style > when using C++ or Java to make it explicit when you are using > a class attribute rather than a local or global value/function. > > It improves code clarity and therefore reduces potential bugs > and speeds up maintenance for a tiny loss in initial coding > productivity. > > -- > Alan G > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
