[Tutor] Re: newbie question

[Remco Gerlich]

On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 05:01:03PM +0000, Alan Gauld wrote:
> Hi, Just back from a short vacation and found your 
> query....
> 
> > Now my question is why it is necessary to add 
> > the sentences = sentences +...
> > and clauses = clauses +... lines? Why not just:
> >
> > self.c_sentence = self.c_sentence + self.c_punctuation[c]
> 
> Nope, I don't know why I used a local variable 
> - I don't in the non OO version. Maybe I was tired!
> 
> Another poster generously suggested it was a 
> possible performance improvement but I honestly 
> doubt I was that alert. It certainly doesn't help 
> a newbie...

Grin. I already had the feeling I was seeing too much into it when I thought
up some explanations :).

I don't know, I think I still like using the local better. But that's just a
matter of taste, of course :)

-- 
Remco Gerlich,  scarblac@pino.selwerd.nl