Why a class when there will only be one instance?

Thu May 27 18:05:13 EDT 2004

François Pinard wrote:

...

> It would be `self.' within the class itself, and the instance name
> within foreign classes.  This habit stresses the relations between the
> parts of the program and eases a better understanding of the whole.

Just a little observation:
If you really want the class and the instance to be the same,
well, you can take a module.
In a sense, this *is* a class and the only instance.

ciao - chris
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