Jul 8, 2017 · In this case, there are some benefits to allowing this: 1) Methods are just functions that happen defined in a class, and need to be callable either as bound methods with implicit …

Oct 18, 2016 · Are you supposed to use self when referencing a member function in Python (within the same module)? More generally, I was wondering when it is required to use self, not …

By making the self reference explicit, you're free to refer to any object by that self reference. Also, such a way of playing with classes at runtime is harder to do in the more static languages - not …

9 First, Python's self is not a keyword, it's a coding convention, the same as Python's cls. Guido has written a really detailed and valuable article about the origin of Python's support for class, …

A.x is a class variable. B 's self.x is an instance variable. i.e. A 's x is shared between instances. It would be easier to demonstrate the difference with something that can be modified like a list:

For a language-agnostic consideration of the design decision, see What is the advantage of having this/self pointer mandatory explicit?. To close debugging questions where OP omitted a …

Dec 31, 2009 · The "self" is the conventional placeholder of the current object instance of a class. Its used when you want to refer to the object's property or field or method inside a class as if …

Nov 24, 2019 · Self is an alias for the type that the impl block is for. The rules of ownership and borrowing apply to self as they apply to any other parameter (see e.g. this answer). Examples …

Returning self from a method simply means that your method returns a reference to the instance object on which it was called. This can sometimes be seen in use with object oriented APIs …

Oct 26, 2010 · __iter__(self) However, upon following up the link to Iterator Types in the Python reference manual, there are no examples given of how to implement your own. Can someone …