"Erik Max Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 3c273 wrote: > > > Does it signify something? Just curious. > > Dear quasar, > > Typically an identifier starting with an underscore signifies something > that is not intended to be exposed as part of a public API. In other > words, it's an implementation detail in whatever you're using and as > such you probably shouldn't use it or rely on it, unless you know the > internal details very well. An identifier starting with _two_ > underscores is automatically mangled in a way that makes it more > difficult (but not impossible) for external clients to accidentally use > them. > Thanks for the explanation. (Fellow astronomer?) Louis
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