> 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~ > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
I am glad you said this. I have been avoiding understanding this 'self', just accepting it :} For the time being, since my programs I am creating are for my own use, I think I will make my own names up, that are descriptive to me as the programmer, it's all going to be interpreted anyway. And the other email equating to C's argv, etc. - now I get it. Regards, Patty > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
