[Tutor] What is a "state variable"?

[Steven D'Aprano]

Walter Prins wrote:

> Usually however people mean that objects (instances) have state variables,
> even when they talk about classes. The trouble is that classes are
> themselves objects, and can in fact have their own stat.

This is true for Python, and Ruby, but not all languages.


> So what is state? Well, your toaster has a "powered" state, it's either "on"
> or "off".

A better example would be the toaster setting, usually something like 
1-5 or thereabouts.



-- 
Steven