Deprecate self

[Grant Griffin]

In article <9bji5k$417$0 at 216.39.170.247>, whisper at oz.net says...
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>Since self is used for every method of every class, isn't it a bit
>redundant?

No more than the phrase "a _bit_ redundant" <wink>.

Actually, there are both practical and aesthetic reasons for "self".  I won't
bore you with them except to say that the aesthetic reasons are based in the
Tim's axiom "explict is better than implicit".

>I don't know of another OO language that makes you manually
>carry around the "this"/"self" pointer/reference...

Then you obviously haven't read the other responses to your post. <wink>

>
>Of course being new around here, i'm unaware if this has been hissed
>over in depth previously :-)

Sure.  Moral of the story: Python and its users have high self-esteem.

it'll-grow-on-you-ly y'rs,

=g2

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