multiple values for keyword argument
Ethan Furman
ethan at stoneleaf.us
Sat Jan 29 10:45:53 EST 2011
Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <8qijsgFgu1U1 at mid.dfncis.de>,
> Frank Dierkes <Frank.Dierkes at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Naming the first parameter self is only a convention. It could be any
>> other name, too.
>
> But it shouldn't. The use of "self" is so universal that using anything
> else will just make your code more difficult for other people to
> understand.
Nevertheless, if you have a good reason to, go ahead.
I, myself, use the spanish word 'yo' instead (less keystrokes, I hate
'self', and it amuses me); if I'm working with my numerical experiments
I'll use 'n' or 'x'... although, when posting sample code to c.l.py I do
try to use 'self' to avoid possible confusion. :)
~Ethan~
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