I think I'm beginning to understand how classes/methods work now, I'm sure further understanding will come with practice.
Thanks for the help and suggestions! -Wayne On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:20 PM, W W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I knew/guessed the alias bit from my experience with C++, but I > > couldn't figure out exactly what I needed. I've seen the "self" > > reference before, but I never really understood it. > > 'self' is roughly like 'this' in C++. Unlike C++, self must be > explicit - it is listed as a method parameter and it must be used for > attribute access. > > > > Let me see if I > > understand correctly: > > > > class myClass(): > > or, more idiomatic (class names start with upper case letters) and > modern (inherit from object to create a new-style class): > class MyClass(object): > > > > > creates a new "data type"(?), called myClass, and > > > > x = myClass() > > > > creates a variable with the type of "myClass", similar to foo = dict() > > > > and the method inside myClass defined as myMethod(self), can be called > > on the data type "myClass" like this: > > > > x.myMethod() > > > > is that fairly accurate? > > Yes. > > Kent > -- To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. - Primo Levi _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
