Roy Smith wrote:
In article <8qijsgfgu...@mid.dfncis.de>,
Frank Dierkes <frank.dier...@googlemail.com> wrote:
Naming the first parameter self is only a convention. It could be any
other name, too.
But it shouldn't. The use of "self" is so universal that using anything
else will just make your code more difficult for other people to
understand.
Nevertheless, if you have a good reason to, go ahead.
I, myself, use the spanish word 'yo' instead (less keystrokes, I hate
'self', and it amuses me); if I'm working with my numerical experiments
I'll use 'n' or 'x'... although, when posting sample code to c.l.py I do
try to use 'self' to avoid possible confusion. :)
~Ethan~
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