self argument

[Mikael Olofsson]

On 28-Feb-00 Gregoire Welraeds wrote:
 >  In reply to the message of James Logajan sent on Feb 26 (see below) :
 >  
 >  In my newbiness ignorance, I'm asking what is the difference between t and
 >  self.x. Aren't they both member of the class C ?
 >  
 > > class C:
 > >     def __init__(self, b):
 > >         self.b = b
 > >         self.x = self.y = 0
 > >     def Func(self, a):
 > >         t = a * self.b
 > >         self.x = t * 2
 > >         self.y = t + 2

No, t is a local variable in C.Func, while self.x refers to a member.
Thus, if you have an instance c of class C, there will never be a c.t, 
but there is a c.b, a c.x, and a c.y.

/Mikael

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