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Re: An object is an instance (or not)?

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On 28/01/2015 00:52, Mario Figueiredo wrote:
> In article <mailman.18190.1422400358.18130.python-list@python.org>,
> breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk says...
>>
>> Mario and Andre, when you have to write code to meet the deadline to get
>> the stage payment, does either of your bosses really care whether or not
>> you are dealing with an object, an instance, or a piece of dead meat
>> dropped by the neighbour's cat?
>
> That is valuable input. You don't care how a type or an instance of a
> type differ. Should be intersting to ask you to make a Cat object. I
> wonder if you are not going to ask if they mean a class or an instance
> of that class.
>
> Anyways, more to the point, this is simply a debate on language and how
> to express Python concepts. If that bothers you, I'll take note.
>

The thing that bothers me is that many people, some of them with maybe 
20 years of Python experience, have repeatedly stated Python concepts 
with respect to the terms class, instance and object.  Instead of 
accepting their knowledge of the language and gracefully stepping back, 
you've carried on until the twist of knots would make any boy scout proud.

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:12 +0100
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-01-27 12:36 -0800
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 12:50 -0800
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:06 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 13:38 -0800
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:43 +0100
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 13:49 -0800
            Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:58 +0100
              Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 09:32 +1100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 18:55 +1100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 22:20 +1100
              Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-01-27 23:12 +0000
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:52 +0100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-28 07:25 +0200
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:53 -0800
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-01-28 05:57 +0000
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 11:48 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 00:37 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 19:45 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:43 -0800
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 01:01 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:22 -0800
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 18:03 +1100
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 19:48 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 17:59 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-28 20:21 +1300
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 18:48 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 12:08 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 18:29 -0800
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-01-27 18:22 -0500
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:17 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 11:30 +1100
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:35 +0100
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 14:44 +1000
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-28 23:33 +1300
            Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 22:52 +1100
              Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-29 19:22 +1300
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-29 18:16 +1100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-01-29 08:48 -0700
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-30 22:07 +1300
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-31 10:45 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-01-27 21:21 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 18:52 -0800
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:16 +1100
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 21:01 +1100
            Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2015-01-29 14:22 -0800
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 19:15 -0700
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:28 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-28 23:33 +1300
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-28 00:23 +0000
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 10:39 +1100
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:24 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 12:00 +1100
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 02:14 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 14:47 +1000
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:23 -0800
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 00:44 -0500
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:21 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:17 +1100
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:09 +1100
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 10:42 +1100
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:31 +0100
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 18:11 -0800

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