From: Gary Wright <gwtmp01@...>
Date: 2007-04-13T11:56:51+09:00
Subject: Re: using self.attribute for writing vs reading - confusion


On Apr 12, 2007, at 10:28 PM, Aryk Grosz wrote:
> Why do you have to use self.books= on writer methods, but you can  
> simply
> put books on reader method.


books = [1,2,3,4]
list = [5,6,7,8]

Which one is a setter method and which one is an assignment
to a local variable?

You have to use self.books so that the parser can
distinguish between a call to the setter method
and a local variable assignment.  This is a side effect of
their being no need to declare local variables nor a sigil
for local variables (like @ and $ for instance and global
variables).


Gary Wright