Re: Use empty string for self

John Salerno <johnjsal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I do get it. I think I will just have to get used to seeing the 'self'
argument but understanding that it's not really something that is always
passed in. I'm trying to train myself to see

def doittoit(self) as def doittoit()

That's OK as far as using your C++ experience to help understand
Python by analogy, but don't fall into the trap of trying to write C++
in Python.
.

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