Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it?

[Ben Finney]

John Gordon <gordon at panix.com> writes:

> In <66a3f64c-d35e-40c7-be69-ddf708e37ba7 at glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com> Niklas Rosencrantz <niklasro at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > What's the story of using these parameters that are called "self"?
>
> "self" is a reference to the class object, and it allows the method to
> access other methods and variables within the class.

No, ‘self’ (in an instance method, which is where it's normally used) is
bound to the instance object. The class object is a different thing.

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Ben Finney