On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:52:22 -0800, Paul Rubin wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Follow the logical implications of this proposed behaviour.
>>
>> class Game:
>> current_level = 1
>> # by default, games start at level one
>
> That's bogus. Initialize the current level in the __init__ method
> where it belongs.
It might be bogus to you, but it isn't to me. I prefer to delay setting
instance attributes until they are needed.
It also allows you to do something like this:
class ExpertGame(Game):
current_level = 100
and then use ExpertGame anywhere you would have used Game with no problems.
Yes, there are other ways to do this. I won't say they are wrong, but I
don't believe they are better.
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