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Re: Not possible to hide local variables

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Date Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:44:45 +1000
Subject Re: Not possible to hide local variables
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On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> The convention is, if the caller messes with your private attributes or
> variables, and their code breaks, they have nobody to blame but themselves,
> and we are allowed to laugh at them. We're consenting adults here.
>
> (The only exception is C extension objects and built-ins, where messing with
> private data could cause a segfault.)

Hey. If you cause a segfault, we're still allowed to laugh at you.

ChrisA

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Not possible to hide local variables Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-28 09:33 +0200
  Re: Not possible to hide local variables Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-04-28 00:56 -0700
    Re: Not possible to hide local variables Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-29 08:16 +0200
      Re: Not possible to hide local variables Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-04-29 21:10 -0600
  Re: Not possible to hide local variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-28 18:06 +1000
    Re: Not possible to hide local variables Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-29 08:25 +0200
      Re: Not possible to hide local variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-29 17:36 +1000
  Re: Not possible to hide local variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-28 18:37 +1000
    Re: Not possible to hide local variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-28 18:44 +1000
    Re: Not possible to hide local variables Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-04-28 12:20 +0300
    Re: Not possible to hide local variables Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-29 08:32 +0200
      Re: Not possible to hide local variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-30 14:05 +1000
        Re: Not possible to hide local variables Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-04-30 08:10 +0300
          Re: Not possible to hide local variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-30 16:01 +1000
  Re: Not possible to hide local variables Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-29 08:14 +0200
  Re: Not possible to hide local variables Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-29 14:16 +0000
    Re: Not possible to hide local variables Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-29 22:31 -0400
    Re: Not possible to hide local variables Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-04-30 08:53 -0400
      Re: Not possible to hide local variables Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-30 16:50 +0200

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