Bjoern Schliessmann wrote: >> What does "self" have to do with an object model? It's an >> function/method argument that might as well be hidden in the >> compiler without ever touching the role it has (if not, why?). I >> agree that it's needless noise in a language. > > If this was needless, why do C++ and Java have the "this" pointer?
Be careful when you use the word "needless" in the context of Java. Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list