Lists in classes

[Jeremy Lynch]

Thanks for all the replies, very impressive. Got it now.

Jeremy.



On Jul 12, 4:23 pm, Jeremy  Lynch <jeremy.ly... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Learning python from a c++ background. Very confused about this:
>
> ============
> class jeremy:
>         list=[]
>                 def additem(self):
>                 self.list.append("hi")
>                 return
>
> temp = jeremy()
> temp.additem()
> temp.additem()
> print temp.list


>
> temp2 = jeremy()
> print temp2.list
> ==============
> The output gives:
> ['hi','hi']
> ['hi','hi']
>
> Why does adding items to one instance produce items in a separate
> instance? Doesn't each instance of jeremy have its' own "list"?
>
> Many thanks for clearing up this newbie confusion.
>
> Jeremy.