Thanks a lot everyone! This really cleared it up for me! :) "Adam Gaskins" <agaskins...@kelleramerica.com> wrote in message news:rxhol.41113$5n7.8...@newsfe09.iad... >I am a bit confused as too when, if ever, it is not appropriate to prepend >'self' to objects in a class. All of the examples of how to use 'self' that >I find seem to be short and very simple (as examples tent to be). I >appologize if I am asking an ignorant question here, but I want to get off >on the right foot. Here's an example of what I mean: > > import serial > class foo: > def __init(self, comport): > self.comport = comport > self.baudrate = 9600 #default > self.ser = serial > try: > self.ser.Serial() > self.ser.baudrate = self.baudrate > self.ser.open() > except: > print 'Serial port could not be opened' > > === OR === > import serial > class foo: > def __init(self, comport): > self.comport = comport > self.baudrate = 9600 #default > try: > ser = serial.Serial() > ser.baudrate = self.baudrate > ser.open() > except: > print 'Serial port could not be opened' > > There may be a typo in here, this is just a random example similar to > something I'm working with, but which one of these are more 'proper'? If I > am importing a library do I still prepend it's object with self when I use > it in my class? I suppose my question is just basically... when do you NOT > prepent an object in a class with 'self'? > > I'm not even sure I'm using the term 'object' correctly here. Feel free to > set me straight, but I hope my example makes it clear what I am asking. > > Thanks a lot, this ng has already been super helpful as I take my > crash-course in to python! :P >
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