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Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:51:06 -0800
From: Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
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Gary Herron wrote:
> If the method does not bind it, then Python will look in the class for 
> foo.  This could work
> 
> class Class1:
>      foo = whatever # Available to all instances
>      def __init__(self):
>            foo.bar.object

              self.foo.bar.object

               ^- needs the self reference or will not work

~Ethan~