Explicit Frustration of the Self

[Erik Max Francis]

"Delaney, Timothy" wrote:

> Strangely enough (to you), I consider it one of the best features of
> Python.
> I have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to convince people to
> always use 'this' in Java and C++ on instance variables and methods.

I have to agree.  Right from the start of using Python (as an
experienced C++ programmer), I respected the existence of the explicit
self arguments and qualifications, and did not detract from them one
bit.

Besides, many C++ and Java programmers use something similar to
Hungarian notation* to set off identifiers that are members/fields in
classes, instead of just using `this->'.  Having to always qualify self
in Python just makes that automatic and required.

. 

* Again, I write "something similar to" simply to avoid the debacle of
whether it technically is or not.

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