[Numpy-discussion] question about standalone small software and teaching

[Alan G Isaac]

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007, Christopher Barker apparently wrote: 
> I think, in a situation when you are intending the class 
> attribute to be over-ridden by an instance attribute, then 
> it's clearer to define it as an instance attribute in the 
> first place: 

This is true of course.
BUT I am with Gael on this one:
when **introducing** newbies to their first class(es),
it can be useful not to introduce with the __init__ function.

Remember, for many perfectly intelligent people,
the phrases 'class object' and 'instance object'
are no more than 'n o i s e  object'.

Of course, shortly thereafter you should clear all this up.
But one step at a time when tutoring/teaching ...

Cheers,
Alan Isaac