From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2005-10-06T23:15:06+09:00
Subject: Re: foo= ... the only exception to the implicit-self rule ?

On Oct 6, 2005, at 8:51 AM, Gavin Kistner wrote:

> On Oct 6, 2005, at 1:31 AM, itsme213 wrote:
>
>> I guess a set_x(val) is the other alternative. Not sure which I  
>> dislike more
>> :-(
>>
>
> I'm amazed that you find either the above or foo(x) more appealing  
> than simply using self.foo = x. In my personal opinion, the  
> assignment is clear, and made clearer by the presence of 'self'.

[snip]

> But...really, I'm reasonably happy with the way things are now.

I believe I have only ever run into this problem when using  
instance_eval().  Is it more pervasive than that?

With instance_eval() it could be argued that I'm already making  
questionable choices, and this is just punishment, I think.  ;)

James Edward Gray II