Hi, Python uses "self" (and textual notation when possible) because its designers consider that symbols reduce readability. Self won't go away. :-P
The issue is related to the first and seventh lines in The Zen of Python, 1. "Beautiful is better than ugly" 7. "Readability counts." My opinion is that "self" is a minor issue in python that we can all live with. On Nov 21, 9:51 pm, braver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any trick to get rid of having to type the annoying, > character-eating "self." prefix everywhere in a class? Sometimes I > avoid OO just not to deal with its verbosity. In fact, I try to use > Ruby anywhere speed is not crucial especially for @ prefix is better- > looking than self. > > But things grow -- is there any metaprogramming tricks or whatnot we > can throw on the self? > > Cheers, > Alexy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
