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Please see my comment at the bottom hint hint :)

On 06/08/2012 16:38, Ramchandra Apte wrote:
> Its a docstring - it documents the function/class
> Did you know that docstrings can be used for testing - look at the doctest
> standard library module!
> try:
>
> class A:
>      def method(self):
>          '''Sample method
> This method does the difficult task X.
> Call this method with no arguments.'''#docstring
>          pass
>
> then type :
>
> help(A.method)
>
> And viola!
> On 6 August 2012 20:26, Jean Dubois <jeandubois314@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 5 aug, 20:28, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On 05/08/2012 19:04, Jean Dubois wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 5 aug, 02:11, shearich...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> One reason you may be having difficulty is that unlike some languages
>> (C++/Java) object-orientation is not a be all and end all in Python, in
>> fact you could work with Python for a long time without really 'doing it'
>> at all (well other than calling methods/properties on existing API's).
>> Having said that here's what I would suggest ...
>>>
>>>>> Could do worse than this :
>>>
>>>>> http://www.diveintopython.net/object_oriented_framework/index.html
>>>
>>>> This example seems to tell you need the concept of dictionaries to
>>>> explain object oriented programming, is this really necessary?
>>>>> and this
>>>
>>>>> http://docs.python.org/tutorial/classes.html
>>>> Unfortunately, the trouble with this explanation is exactly what made
>>>> me ask the original question: it starts from concepts in c++ making it
>>>> very hard to understand for someone who does not know that language
>>>> already.
>>>
>>>>> read together.
>>>
>>>>> Judging by your question this is a probably a little advanced for now
>> but you could bookmark it for the future:
>>>
>>>>> http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-python-design-patterns-through-.
>> ..
>>>
>>>>> Here's the corresponding PDF to go with the video:
>>>
>>>>> http://assets.en.oreilly.com/1/event/45/Practical%20Python%20Patterns.
>> ..
>>>> Can someone here on this list give a trivial example of what object
>>>> oriented programming is, using only Python?
>>>
>>>> thanks in advance
>>>> Jean
>>>
>>> Try thishttp://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/OOP.shtml???
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Mark Lawrence.
>> Thanks, this one is a lot better. Could you just tell me what the use
>> is of the following lines:
>> """Class docstring."""
>> """Method docstring."""
>> """Method docstring."""
>> Taken from the following code fragment (I really want to understand
>> every bit of code, and the author doesn't mention this)
>>
>>
>> class OurClass(object):
>>      """Class docstring."""
>>
>>      def __init__(self, arg1, arg2):
>>          """Method docstring."""
>>          self.arg1 = arg1
>>          self.arg2 = arg2
>>
>>      def printargs(self):
>>          """Method docstring."""
>>          print self.arg1
>>          print self.arg2
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks in advance
>> jean
>> --
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>>
>
>
>

Ramchandra Apte will you please stop top posting.  In your native 
language you may well but from bottom to top, but this news group 
prefers reading top to bottom :)  Thanks.

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.

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[newbie] Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Jean Dubois <jeandubois314@gmail.com> - 2012-08-04 08:49 -0700
  Re: [newbie] Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python shearichard@gmail.com - 2012-08-04 17:11 -0700
    Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Jean Dubois <jeandubois314@gmail.com> - 2012-08-05 05:38 -0700
    Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Jean Dubois <jeandubois314@gmail.com> - 2012-08-05 11:04 -0700
      Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-05 19:28 +0100
        Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Jean Dubois <jeandubois314@gmail.com> - 2012-08-06 07:56 -0700
          Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-06 17:17 +0100
            Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-07 01:12 +0000
              Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-08-07 11:23 +1000
              Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-07 08:49 +0100
      Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-08-05 14:39 -0400
      Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-05 19:53 +0100
      Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-08-05 18:45 -0400
        Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-05 22:51 +0000
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            Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-06 00:27 +0000
              Re: Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2012-08-05 17:50 -0700
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      Re: [newbie] Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-06 02:02 +0100
      Re: [newbie] Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-08-05 21:14 -0400
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