I agree. It needs cleanup. Fox example: >>> class A: ... z=3 ... def f(self): return self.z ... >>> a=A() >>> print a.f() 3 >>> a.z=5 >>> print a.f() 5 >>> b=A() >>> print b.f() 3 >>> print a.f() 5
So z is not quite equivalent to a static member variable in C++. On May 28, 11:15 pm, Doug Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure if the group is the correct place to ask questions about the > wiki or not, so if it's not the right place please let me know what is... > I've used python a bit in the past but needed a refresher so I started going > through the tutorial in the web2py book and ran across the following: > > http://web2py.com/book/default/section/2/11 > > At the top of the page it states: > * > Attributes are generally associated with the instance, not the class (except > when declared as "class attributes", which is the same as "static member > variables" in C++/Java). * > > further down the page however it states: > > *All variables are local variables of the method except variables declared > outside methods. For example, z is a class variable, equivalent to a C++ > static member variable that holds the same value for all instances of the > class. * > > So is there a difference between an attribute and a variable? Is z a class > variable? a class attribute? both? Seems that the page needs to be cleaned > up to use consistent wording, unless there is an actual difference between > the two. > > Thanks, > -Doug
