Thanks, Chris, for your answer. However, it doesn't tell me why make it instance rather than static.
Are there any circumstances in which it would be sensible for say_hello or some similar method to use the self argument? Jonathan > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Austin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 25 March 2011 15:15 > To: J.Fine > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Soap-Python] Why the 'self' parameter in soap > decorated methods? > > Hi Jonathan, > > Self is in the method signature for say_hello because it is > an instance method of HelloWorldService. The soap decorator > does not coerce the say_hello method into a static or class > method. Nor does the other web-method decorators (@rpc & @document). > > Hope this helps. > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 7:23 AM, J.Fine <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > On the page > > http://soaplib.github.com/soaplib/2_0/pages/helloworld.html I read > > > > class HelloWorldService(DefinitionBase): > > @soap(String,Integer,_returns=Array(String)) > > def say_hello(self,name,times): > > results = [] > > for i in range(0,times): > > results.append('Hello, %s'%name) > > return results > > > > > > What's the purpose of the 'self' in the say_hello method. > Are there any examples of it being used? > > > > (I should add that I'm an experienced Python programmer, > and know the > > purpose of self, and for that matter the staticmethod decorator.) > > > > Best regards > > > > > > Jonathan > > > > -- > > The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC > 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity > registered in Scotland (SC 038302). > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Soap mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/soap > > > _______________________________________________ Soap mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/soap
