Unbound method

[Andrew M. Kuchling]

faria writes:
>Python 1.5.2 (#0, Apr 13 1999, 10:51:12) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
>Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>>> from test import *
>>>> x = A
>>>> x.a
>'Greetings from Brasil!!!'
>>>> x.pa
><unbound method A.pa>

x is a class, not an instance.  This can be made clearer with
different variable names:

>>> klass = A
>>> instance = A()
>>> klass
<class __main__.A at e21d8>
>>> instance
<__main__.A instance at f22c8>
>>> klass.a
'Greetings from Brasil!!!'
>>> instance.a
'Greetings from Brasil!!!'
>>> klass.pa
<unbound method A.pa>
>>> instance.pa
<method A.pa of A instance at f22c8>

If you're expecting x = A to create an instance of the class A, that
expection is incorrect; you have to do x = A() to create an instance.

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