On 12 Mar 2006 17:58:43 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Double-underscore methods are rewritten with the class > name? That's an ugly hack, but remember I'm coming from > Perl. If the language doesn't pull many other hijinks, > that's OK.
This is GvR's way of saying "do not use double-underscore methods". ;-) You shouldn't ever see the mangled _<classname>__<method> form, unless you've been very, very naughty. And if you have been, well, we promise not to tell anybody, but it's Your Problem [TM]. Seriously, truly private methods are generally not something you want to mess with in Python. Quite frequently, people with a C++ or Java background come here and ask for them. A Frequently Repeated Thread ensues: 0) I want private methods in Python 1) you don't need 'em 2) C++ and Java have 'em and the book says you have to have 'em, or you aren't doin' OOP 3) total hogwash -- I can use compiler directives to defeat C++/Java "private" variables anyday, so it doesn't accomplish anything that isn't easier to do by putting "__" in front of it to tell the client programmer not to use it. Then we all go back to coding. Cheers and good luck with your project, ;-) Terry -- Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
