On 20Jan2016 21:42, boB Stepp <robertvst...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm whizzing along in "Python Crash Course" and am in the chapter on classes. Just to satisfy my suspicion that "self" is just a placeholder for creating an object instance,
No, it is a placeholder for a _preexiting_ object instance. [...]
So I really only have one question: Why not make Python's *traditional* name, "self", mandatory? Why give the programmer this kind of choice? [OK, that was two questions.]
Why make it mandatory? What benefit would it bring? Remember, one can write nonsense or impossible to read gibberish in any language; most people don't try to. So to repeat my question: why make it mandatory?
Cheers, Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
