Hi. This is a question about style. I have a class definition that calls a small auxiliary function. Because this function isn't used anywhere else, I'd like to include it inside the class definition. However, if I do that, I'll have to use "self" in the call argument, which is (I think) rather awkward. Let me give an example:
def is_odd(k): if k % 2 == 0: return False else: return True class MyOddNbr(object): def __init__(self, k): if is_odd(k): self.k = k else: self.k = k + 1 This works fine, but I'd like to have is_odd defined inside the class definition, because that's the only context where that function is used. That would be something like class MyOddNbr(object): def is_odd(self,k): if k % 2 == 0: return False else: return True def __init__(self,k): if self.is_odd(k): self.k = k else: self.k = k + 1 This also works fine, but the function is_odd() is so simple and generic that I find it strange to define it with is_odd(self,k) or to call it with is_odd(self,k). What is the pythonic way of doing this kind of stuff? Thanks. Ze _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor