> > "this" in C++ and Java is not shown in the parameter list, which was > what he was > complaining about. He wants > > class MyClass: > def SomeFunction(someParameter): > self.someParameter = someParameter > > not > > class MyClass: > def SomeFunction(self, someParameter): > self.someParameter = someParameter > > The confusing way about the current Python method when you first > encounter it is > why is "self" being passed in when you write the function but not > when you call it. If the compiler is smart enough to know that > > a = MyClass() > a.SomeFunction(12) > > SomeFunction() has a "self" implicitly added to the parameter list, it > seems that it should be smart enough to know that a function defined > in a class has a "self" implicitly added to the parameter list.
In C++ and Java I don't believe "this" is ever referred to as an implicit function parameter. It is a (sometimes necessary) way to reference the object inside one if it's methods. If it is in fact a real parameter in the underlying compiled-code implementation, that knowledge hurts more than it helps. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
