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On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 3:31 AM, Seymore4Head
<Seymore4Head@hotmail.invalid> wrote:
[presumably quoting his course material]
> In this class, we will follow the practice of accessing the contents
> of objects using methods known as getters and setters. While not
> required by Python, this practice encourages the user of the class to
> manipulates class objects solely via class methods. The advantage of
> following this practice is that the implementer of the class
> definition (often someone other than the user of the class) may
> restructure the organization of the data fields associated with the
> object while avoiding the need to rewrite code that uses the class.

Yep, that's teaching C++/Java coding using Python. Isn't it time you
got onto a better course? Time and time again you've been going down
inadvisable paths, and it seems to me you could do better with the
inbuilt tutorial rather than this kind of course.

ChrisA

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Classes   Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-30 16:16 -0400
  Re: Classes sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2014-10-30 13:33 -0700
    Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-30 17:00 -0400
  Re: Classes Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-30 13:34 -0700
    Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-30 17:00 -0400
  Re: Classes Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2014-10-30 14:28 -0700
    Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-30 17:34 -0400
      Re: Classes sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2014-10-30 18:21 -0700
      Re: Classes alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-10-31 09:59 +0000
        Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 10:07 -0400
  Re: Classes   "ast" <nomail@invalid.com> - 2014-10-31 10:05 +0100
    Re: Classes   "ast" <nomail@invalid.com> - 2014-10-31 10:18 +0100
      Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-31 20:21 +1100
    Re: Classes   Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 10:05 -0400
      Re: Classes Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-31 08:47 -0600
        Re: Classes Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-31 15:49 +0000
          Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 12:31 -0400
            Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-01 03:37 +1100
              Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 12:47 -0400
                Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-01 04:02 +1100
                Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 13:31 -0400
                Re: Classes Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2014-10-31 12:39 -0500
                Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 13:57 -0400
                Re: Classes Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-31 10:40 -0700
                Re: Classes Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-11-01 11:17 +1300
                Re: Classes Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-01 12:06 +1100
                Re: Classes Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-01 00:12 -0600
                Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-01 17:32 +1100
                Re: Classes Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-11-03 00:32 +1300
            Re: Classes Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-10-31 13:20 -0400
            Re: Classes Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-31 19:35 +0200
            Re: Classes Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-31 17:40 +0000
            Re: Classes Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-10-31 18:26 -0400
              Re: Classes Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-01 12:09 +1100
      Re: Classes   Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-01 04:06 +1100
        Re: Classes   Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 13:18 -0400
          Re: Classes Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-31 10:43 -0700
            Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 14:18 -0400
              Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 14:42 -0400
              Re: Classes Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-10-31 18:57 -0400
                Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 19:22 -0400
                Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 19:32 -0400
                Re: Classes Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-11-01 12:00 -0400
                Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-11-01 12:42 -0400
                Re: Classes Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-02 09:50 +0000
                Re: Classes Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2014-11-02 21:32 +1100
                Re: Classes Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-02 12:27 +0000
                Re: Classes Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-11-02 11:31 -0500
                Re: Classes Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-03 03:12 +0000
                Re: Classes Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2014-11-03 06:29 +0000
                Re: Classes Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-04 01:10 +0000
                Re: Classes Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-11-04 18:30 +1300
                Re: Classes Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-11-03 08:50 -0500
                Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-04 02:34 +1100
                Re: Classes Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-03 07:47 -0700
                Re: Classes Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-02 14:03 -0800
            Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-01 07:51 +1100
              Re: Classes sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2014-10-31 14:24 -0700
                Re: Classes Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-31 14:40 -0700
                Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-01 08:56 +1100
                Re: Classes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-01 08:36 +1100
          Re: Classes Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-10-31 17:43 +0000
    Re: Classes Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-31 14:11 +0000
    Re: Classes   Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 12:49 -0400
      Re: Classes   "ast" <nomail@invalid.com> - 2014-10-31 19:31 +0100
        Re: Classes   Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 14:36 -0400
        Re: Classes Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-10-31 14:41 -0400
          Re: Classes Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-10-31 14:56 -0400

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