Fernando M. wrote: > i was just wondering about the need to put "self" as the first > parameter in every method a class has because, if it's always needed, > why the obligation to write it? couldn't it be implicit? > > Or is it a special reason for this being this way?
Because it's not always needed. See staticmethod or classmethod. -- Erik Max Francis && [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ San Jose, CA, USA && 37 20 N 121 53 W && AIM erikmaxfrancis The basis of optimism is sheer terror. -- Oscar Wilde -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list