reason/history of self

[DeepBleu]

Could not help but notice that this group is fast turning into a
Philosophical discussion on Being and Self ;)
The Ontological History of 'Self' in Python from an Essential Heideggerian
Perspective, should be the title of the next book on Python.
DeepBleu
-- Blue with a Difference

"gabor farkas" <xlat at pobox.sk> wrote in message
news:mailman.1011178466.17666.python-list at python.org...
> hi,
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> i'm sure this was discussed before, but i cant find it..
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> why do i have to write self as the first parameter of a method in the
> method-definition?
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> class......
> def method(self):  <- here
> ....
> ..
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> it seems to me as unnecessary, because i have to write it everytime..
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> bye,
> gabor
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