Path: csiph.com!eeepc.pasdenom.info!news.pasdenom.info!news.dougwise.org!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'avoiding': 0.05; 'instance': 0.05; 'numerical': 0.05; "'this": 0.09; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'myself,': 0.09; 'received:74.54.199': 0.09; 'received:74.54.199.50': 0.09; 'received:gator410.hostgator.com': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'wrote:': 0.14; "'n'": 0.16; 'argv,': 0.16; 'experiments': 0.16; 'programmer,': 0.16; 'subject:keyword': 0.16; 'anyway.': 0.23; 'interpreted': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.23; 'posting': 0.24; 'creating': 0.25; 'accepting': 0.25; 'code': 0.25; "i'm": 0.28; 'instead': 0.28; "i'll": 0.29; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.31; 'this.': 0.31; 'it.': 0.32; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.34; 'think': 0.37; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.37; 'aid': 0.37; 'said': 0.38; 'names': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; "it's": 0.40; 'received:hostgator.com': 0.62; 'yourself': 0.67; 'glad': 0.67; 'received:websitewelcome.com': 0.68; 'spanish': 0.71; 'hate': 0.72; 'received:69.56': 0.76; 'descriptive': 0.84; 'confusion.': 0.91 Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:35:31 -0800 From: Ethan Furman User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: multiple values for keyword argument References: <9f669337-6116-4442-9c7e-54b0051e33a2@8g2000prb.googlegroups.com> <8qijsgFgu1U1@mid.dfncis.de> <4D443631.3000502@stoneleaf.us> <6f1dd6fbbc04d2788b2b191e3e407887.squirrel@cruziomail.cruzio.com> In-Reply-To: <6f1dd6fbbc04d2788b2b191e3e407887.squirrel@cruziomail.cruzio.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator410.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 17 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1296365797 news.xs4all.nl 81474 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:49102 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:55764 patty@cruzio.com wrote: >> I, myself, use the spanish word 'yo' instead (less keystrokes, I hate >> 'self', and it amuses me); if I'm working with my numerical experiments >> I'll use 'n' or 'x'... although, when posting sample code to c.l.py I do >> try to use 'self' to avoid possible confusion. :) > > I am glad you said this. I have been avoiding understanding this 'self', > just accepting it :} For the time being, since my programs I am creating > are for my own use, I think I will make my own names up, that are > descriptive to me as the programmer, it's all going to be interpreted > anyway. And the other email equating to C's argv, etc. - now I get it. Careful about the names you make-up -- to aid yourself and others you don't want to have dozen's of different names that all basically mean 'this instance that I'm currently working on'. ~Ethan~