[Python-Dev] Object customization (was: Arbitrary attributes on funcs and methods)

[Greg Stein]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
> Ken Manheimer writes:
>  > (Oh, and i'd suggest up front that documentation for this feature
>  > recommend people not use "__*__" names for their own object attributes, to
>  > avoid collisions with eventual use of them by python.)
> 
>   Isn't that a standing recommendation for all names?

Yup. Personally, I use "_*" for private variables or other "hidden" type
things that shouldn't be part of an object's normal interface. For
example, all the stuff that the Python/COM interface uses is prefixed by
"_" to denote that it is metadata about the classes rather than part of
its interface.

Cheers,
-g

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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/