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Re: [Python] Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it?

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Chris Gonnerman <chris@gonnerman.org> writes:

> On 08/28/2011 07:26 PM, Niklas Rosencrantz wrote:
> > class A(BaseHandler, blobstore_handlers.BlobstoreUploadHandler):
> >      def is_submitter_human(self):

> is_submitter_human() isn't a function, it's a method.

No, that's not true and may lead to future confusion.

Rather, it is a function *and* a method. Not all functions are methods,
but all methods are functions.

> Methods are always called with a reference to the class instance

Also not true, but perhaps too subtle an issue to explore in this thread.

> Though I've hacked it out, your code sample includes calls to other
> methods of the object, by calling self.methodname(). Without the first
> parameter, how else would you do it?

Yes, that's exactly the reason. Thanks.

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Ben Finney

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Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? Niklas Rosencrantz <niklasro@gmail.com> - 2011-08-28 17:26 -0700
  Re: Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-08-29 11:32 +1000
  Re: [Python] Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? Chris Gonnerman <chris@gonnerman.org> - 2011-08-28 20:42 -0500
    Re: [Python] Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-08-29 12:34 +1000
      Re: [Python] Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-29 14:40 +1000
  Re: Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-08-28 18:52 -0700
  Re: Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-08-29 03:27 +0000
    Re: Why I need the parameter when the call doesn't use it? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-08-29 16:15 +1000

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