[Tutor] OOP and Python.. a gentle remark

[Simon Brunning]

On 10/25/06, Asrarahmed Kadri <ajkadri at googlemail.com> wrote:
>  Why is it necessary to explicity use self argument in the class functions
> ?? I feel the language/interpreter should figure out which object has called
> the function? Isnt it ? (the use of 'self' keyword really confuses me. and
> to make matter worse the variables can be accessed from outside teh class.
> Isnt it a violation of the OOP principle of ENCAPSULATION)

<http://tinyurl.com/y5mcea>

> Also please let me know hwo can we declare PRIVATE VARIABLES in Python...??

<http://tinyurl.com/y5f2nz>

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