where are the "class variables"?

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Gerrit Holl wrote:
> Dominik Kaspar wrote:
> 
>>i'm used to java and its strict way of defining variables. so how is
>>it possible to reach something like a class variable in python?
>>with the following code i didn't have much succes...
>>
>>class Server(threading.Thread):
>>    running = 0  (??)
>>        
>>    def run(self):
>>        running = 1
>>        while running:
>>            print "do something here..."
>>
>>    def exit(self):
>>        running = 0
> 
> 
> This is where self is for: self.running refers to the class
> variable 'running'.

Gerrit, I'm afraid you answsered too fast. here, 'self.running' will 
refer to (and eventually create) an *instance* variable 'running'. If 
the OP want a *class* variable, he needs 'Server.running'.

(Now does the OP really want a class variable or did he meant an 
instance variable is another question...)

Bruno