Why self?

[Tim Hammerquist]

Jesper Olsen graced us by uttering:
> Why is it necessary to use a "self" argument to class methods in python?
> 
> To me it seems a bit like doing object oriented programming in C...
> 
> Why not make it implicit like "this" in C++?
> 
> I do not find it usefull that I can give it my own name.
> 
> So, is it just legacy or is there a reason for this convention?

The following link contains an answer to your question.

http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw.py?req=show&file=faq06.007.htp

HTH
Tim Hammerquist
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