loial <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What is the difference between > > self.myvariable
Indicates to the reader that the attribute 'myvariable' is available for use as part of the interface of the object. Prefer this style unless you have good reason in a particular case to do otherwise. > self._myvariable Indicates to the reader that the attribute '_myvariable' should not be used as part of the interface to the object. > self.__myvariable Indicates to the reader that the attribute '__myvariable' is not available by that name outside the object, and name mangling is automatically done to discourage its use from outside the object. > and when should I use each of them? Use each of them to indicate the above conditions where appropriate. Note that none of them will change the nature of the attribute, and Python will allow use of any of them by the correct name. There is no such thing as "limited-access" attributes in Python; we rely on the maxim that "we're all consenting adults here". If an attribute exists in the current scope, it is available for any use regardless of what name you give it. -- \ "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. | `\ There's a knob called 'brightness' but it doesn't work." -- | _o__) Eugene P. Gallagher | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
