BJörn Lindqvist wrote: > On 9/12/07, Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The name "self" is just a convention. You can give it any name you >> wish. Using "s" is common. > > Not it's not common. And the name "self" is a convention codified in > PEP8 which you shouldn't violate. > > And I agree with the OP that the convention is really annoying. > > self.rect.width = self.foo(self.rect.x + self.rect.y) * self.boo() > > is much less concise than > > s.rect.width = s.foo(s.rect.x + s.rect.y) * s.boo() > Yes, but the OP went a step further, he suggested:
.rect.width = .foo(.rect.x + .rect.y) * .boo() Among the many responses, I didn't spot anyone who dealt with this issue. Does this preceding "." create parsing problems? Colin W. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
