In article <9bji5k$417$0 at 216.39.170.247>, whisper at oz.net says... > >Since self is used for every method of every class, isn't it a bit >redundant? No more than the phrase "a _bit_ redundant" <wink>. Actually, there are both practical and aesthetic reasons for "self". I won't bore you with them except to say that the aesthetic reasons are based in the Tim's axiom "explict is better than implicit". >I don't know of another OO language that makes you manually >carry around the "this"/"self" pointer/reference... Then you obviously haven't read the other responses to your post. <wink> > >Of course being new around here, i'm unaware if this has been hissed >over in depth previously :-) Sure. Moral of the story: Python and its users have high self-esteem. it'll-grow-on-you-ly y'rs, =g2 _____________________________________________________________________ Grant R. Griffin g2 at dspguru.com Publisher of dspGuru http://www.dspguru.com Iowegian International Corporation http://www.iowegian.com
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