Is it advisable to replace 'self' with '_' or 'I' or something shorter?

[Erik Max Francis]

"Jonathan P." wrote:

> I agree with the fact that explicit use of self is good
> for code readability, however it tends to make code lines
> too long.  Since 'self' is just a convention, I wonder if
> people out there have tried replacing it with a one-character
> equivalent without encountering any problems.
> 
> I was thinking of using '_' ('I' is a distant second
> choice) instead of self.  Comments?

I would consider any systematic use of a self parameter named something
other than `self' a near perversity.  You're just begging for confusion.

If you want to rebind it in the method, fine.

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