John Gordon <gor...@panix.com> writes: > In <66a3f64c-d35e-40c7-be69-ddf708e37...@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com> > Niklas Rosencrantz <nikla...@gmail.com> writes: > > > What's the story of using these parameters that are called "self"? > > "self" is a reference to the class object, and it allows the method to > access other methods and variables within the class.
No, ‘self’ (in an instance method, which is where it's normally used) is bound to the instance object. The class object is a different thing. -- \ “Alternative explanations are always welcome in science, if | `\ they are better and explain more. Alternative explanations that | _o__) explain nothing are not welcome.” —Victor J. Stenger, 2001-11-05 | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
