Alan Gauld wrote: >> When I try to use the class listed below, I get the statement that >> self >> is not defined. >> >> test=TriggerMessage(data) >> var = test.decode(self.qname) >> >> I would have thought that self would have carried forward when I >> grabbed >> an instance of TriggerMessage. >> > > self is a special varianble "special variable" could be confusing. Python has no "special variables". "self" is used by convention. One could use "this" as an alternative, or any other variable. When defining a method in a class one writes def abc(self, a,b,c) OR def abc(this, a,b,c). Then one refers to "self" or "this" within the method to refer to the instance calling the method.
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