<div dir="ltr">I have come across the term "self" in a number of Python scripts and as a beginner to the language I am wondering if it has any specific meaning. It is usually used in the same manner as in this example by Steven D'Aprano.<br>
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<br><br>class DefaultModelCar:<br>
model = "Unknown"<br>
<br>
BRAKE_COMMAND = "B"<br>
FORWARD_COMMAND = "F"<br>
REVERSE_COMMAND = "R"<br>
ACCELERATE_COMMAND = "A"<br>
TURN_LEFT_COMMAND = "TL"<br>
TURN_RIGHT_COMMAND = "TR"<br>
<br>
def send_command(self, command):<br>
# Send a command to the model car.<br>
# Put the code here to actually communicate with the car.<br>
...<br>
<br>
def forward(self):<br>
# Drive forward.<br>
if self.direction == "Reverse":<br>
# Brake first, then move forward.<br>
self.stop()<br>
self.send_command(self.<div id=":161">FORWARD_COMMAND)<br>
self.send_command(self.ACCELERATE_COMMAND)<br>
self.direction = "Forward"<br>
<br>
def reverse(self):<br>
if self.direction == "Forward":<br>
self.stop()<br>
self.send_command(self.REVERSE_COMMAND)<br>
self.send_command(self.ACCELERATE_COMMAND)<br>
self.direction = "Reverse"<br>
<br>
def stop(self):<br>
self.send_command(self.BRAKE_COMMAND)<br>
self.direction = "Stopped"</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(102,102,153)" lang="EN-CA">Glenn Lester</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif" lang="EN-CA"></span></p>
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