Thanks to everyone who answered this question. Your answers have helped a lot.
Jen Mar 27, 2023, 14:12 by m...@wichmann.us: > On 3/26/23 17:53, Jen Kris via Python-list wrote: > >> I’m asking all these question because I have worked in a procedural style >> for many years, with class work limited to only simple classes, but now I’m >> studying classes in more depth. The three answers I have received today, >> including yours, have helped a lot. >> > > Classes in Python don't work quite like they do in many other languages. > > You may find a lightbulb if you listen to Raymond Hettinger talk about them: > > https://dailytechvideo.com/raymond-hettinger-pythons-class-development-toolkit/ > > I'd also advise that benchmarks often do very strange things to set up the > scenario they're trying to test, a benchmark sure wouldn't be my first place > to look in learning a new piece of Python - I don't know if it was the first > place, but thought this was worth a mention. > > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list