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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:49:46 -0500
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On 09/12/12 00:10, Dwight Hutto wrote:
> Not to jump in with another question(this seems somewhat relevant
> to the conversation, maybe not), but is this similar to a
> private,public, or protected class similar to the C type langs?

Close, but C-like languages tend to strictly enforce it, while in
Python it's more of a gentleman's agreement.  Python doesn't *stop*
you from mucking with them, but you've been advised that, if it
breaks, you get to keep both parts.

-tkc