The need to put "self" in every method

[Erik Max Francis]

Fernando M. wrote:

> i was just wondering about the need to put "self" as the first
> parameter in every method a class has because, if it's always needed,
> why the obligation to write it? couldn't it be implicit?
> 
> Or is it a special reason for this being this way?

Because it's not always needed.  See staticmethod or classmethod.

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