power of explicit self?

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:04:42 -0300, Fire Crow <me at firecrow.com> escribió:

> I'm looking for an explanation of how explicit self is implimented and
> what features are only possible because of, or are greatly improved,
> because of it. I've always liked explicit self and am looking for the
> computer science behind it, so that I can explain the benefits that I
> see.

See the FAQ [1]

> I'm also interested in the files/lines of the python source that shows
> how explicit self is implemented if anyone can point out where that
> takes place.

Nowhere, I'd say. An *implicit* self would have to be implemented  
somewhere in the compiler -- but an explicit self doesn't. It's  
homogeneous, always name-dot-attribute; the name 'self' is not special at  
all.

[1]  
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#why-must-self-be-used-explicitly-in-method-definitions-and-calls

-- 
Gabriel Genellina