In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Stef Mientki wrote:
> What's the difference between using __init__ and using nothing,
> as the examples below.
>
> class cpu:
> PC = 4
This is a *class attribute*. It's the same for all instances of `cpu`.
> class cpu:
> def __init__:
> self.PC = 4
This is an *instance attribute* which is set in every instance of `cpu`.
In [8]: class CPU_1:
...: PC = 4
...:
In [9]: class CPU_2:
...: def __init__(self):
...: self.PC = 4
...:
In [10]: a = CPU_1()
In [11]: b = CPU_1()
In [12]: a.PC, b.PC
Out[12]: (4, 4)
In [13]: CPU_1.PC = 3.5
In [14]: a.PC, b.PC
Out[14]: (3.5, 3.5)
In [15]: c = CPU_2()
In [16]: d = CPU_2()
In [17]: c.PC, d.PC
Out[17]: (4, 4)
In [18]: c.PC = 3.5
In [19]: c.PC, d.PC
Out[19]: (3.5, 4)
Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
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