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Subject: Re: class implementation
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:49:15 -0400
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On Mon, Sep 30, 2013, at 17:28, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> On 9/30/13 3:34 PM, Dave Angel wrote:
> > Python doesn't actually have variables, but the things it documents as
> > variables are local names within a method.  Those are not visible
> > outside of the method, regardless of whether you're in a class or a
> > subclass.
> 
> Why does this meme persist!?  Of course Python has variables, they just 
> don't work like C variables do.  If you'd like to know the details: 
> http://nedbatchelder.com/text/names.html

Wait a minute, how exactly are C variables supposed to be different from
this?