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On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:21:21 +0200, Gerrit Holl wrote:
>Hello,

>I never saw code where the first argument of a method wasn't self. Is it
>in theory possible?

It's always self, although you're free to call it anything you want.

>Gerrit.

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From: wtanksle@dolphin.openprojects.net (William Tanksley)

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:21:21 +0200, Gerrit Holl wrote:
>Hello,

>I never saw code where the first argument of a method wasn't self. Is it
>in theory possible?

It's always self, although you're free to call it anything you want.

>Gerrit.

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-William "Billy" Tanksley

In article <19990630222121.A1121@optiplex.palga.uucp>,
Gerrit Holl <gerrit.holl@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>I never saw code where the first argument of a method wasn't self. Is it
>in theory possible?

Yes and no. The first argument always *is* self, but it can be named
something else. For example:

class foo :
def bar(s):
s.bar() # recursive call
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Gerrit Holl wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I never saw code where the first argument of a method wasn't self. Is it
> in theory possible?

As one thinks about it, the first argument being self (the instance)
is a handy feature. Why would you want to put it somewhere else?

As the documentation states "self" is just some conventional name.
Renaming self into something else is probably a bad idea as it
will make your code less readable for others (and YOU as time passes!).

Experience shows that having conventions is a powerful way to
make life and code maintenance easier.

Kind regards,
===================================================================
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Tel: +32-16-395 616 ===================================
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From: Johan Wouters <johanw@easics.be>

Gerrit Holl wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I never saw code where the first argument of a method wasn't self. Is it
> in theory possible?

As one thinks about it, the first argument being self (the instance)
is a handy feature. Why would you want to put it somewhere else?

As the documentation states "self" is just some conventional name.
Renaming self into something else is probably a bad idea as it
will make your code less readable for others (and YOU as time passes!).

Experience shows that having conventions is a powerful way to
make life and code maintenance easier.

Kind regards,
===================================================================
Johan Wouters === Easics ===
ASIC Designer === System-on-Chip design services ===
Tel: +32-16-395 616 ===================================
Fax: +32-16-395 619 Interleuvenlaan 86, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM
mailto:johanw@easics.be http://www.easics.com