Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python

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Date	Tue, 08 Oct 2013 06:36:37 -0400
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On 10/8/2013 6:13 AM, Marco Buttu wrote:
> In the following case:
>
>  >>> class Foo:
> ...     _Foo__a = 100
> ...     __a = 33
> ...
>  >>> Foo._Foo__a
> 33
>
> I think this behavior, for a user who does not know the convention,
> could be a surprise.

No one qualified to use such names would do such a thing , so there is 
no need to worry about it or do anything about it.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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class-private names and the Zen of Python Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 12:13 +0200
  Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-10-08 06:36 -0400
    Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 12:47 +0200
  Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-10-08 07:07 -0400
    Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-08 13:15 +0200
      Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-10-08 12:20 -0400
  Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-10-08 13:24 +0000
    Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-10-09 00:00 +0100
      Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-09 07:55 +0200
    Re: class-private names and the Zen of Python Charles Hixson <charleshixsn@earthlink.net> - 2013-10-09 12:34 -0700

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