[Tutor] question on self

[Bill Allen]

This little thread on the usage of self references when calling class instance methods and attributes was excellent, one of the best I have seen.

Thanks,
Bill Allen
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On Mar 12, 2012, at 3:56, Alan Gauld <alan.gauld at btinternet.com> wrote:

> On 12/03/12 02:02, Michael Lewis wrote:
> 
>> I have another method called take turns (not shown for brevity
>> purposes). When I want to call it, why can't I just call it like a
>> function and use TakeTurns() instead of self.TakeTurns()?
> 
> The Steve's have given technical answers, its also stylistically
> better because it removed ambiguity for the reader as well as
> for Python.
> 
> Many corporate style guides advocate using this same style
> when using C++ or Java to make it explicit when you are using
> a class attribute rather than a local or global value/function.
> 
> It improves code clarity and therefore reduces potential bugs
> and speeds up maintenance for a tiny loss in initial coding
> productivity.
> 
> -- 
> Alan G
> Author of the Learn to Program web site
> http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
> 
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