Re: Style question: metaclass self vs cls?

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Date	Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:35:00 -0600
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On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 12:10 AM, alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 17, 1:29 am, Steven D'Aprano <steve
> +comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote:
>> Here's a style question for you: in a metaclass, what should I call the
>> instance parameter of methods, "cls" or "self"?
>
> Maybe portmanteu it as "clasself"? :)

What is this, 1st edition D&D?  Elf is a race, not a class.

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Style question: metaclass self vs cls? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-16 15:29 +0000
  Re: Style question: metaclass self vs cls? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-07-16 18:21 -0400
  Re: Style question: metaclass self vs cls? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-07-16 23:10 -0700
    Re: Style question: metaclass self vs cls? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-07-17 10:35 -0600
  Re: Style question: metaclass self vs cls? Michele Simionato <michele.simionato@gmail.com> - 2012-07-17 05:23 -0700
    Re: Style question: metaclass self vs cls? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-07-17 10:34 -0600
    Re: Style question: metaclass self vs cls? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-18 02:50 +0000

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