Oct 18, 2016 · Are you supposed to use self when referencing a member function in Python (within the same module)? More generally, I was wondering when it is required to use self, not …

Jul 8, 2017 · In this case, there are some benefits to allowing this: 1) Methods are just functions that happen defined in a class, and need to be callable either as bound methods with implicit …

For a language-agnostic consideration of the design decision, see What is the advantage of having this/self pointer mandatory explicit?. To close debugging questions where OP omitted a …

Jun 25, 2017 · 17 What is self? In Python, every normal method is forced to accept a parameter commonly named self. This is an instance of class - an object. This is how Python methods …

Sep 8, 2013 · To me, self like a scope definer, with self.foo () and self.bar indicating the function and the parameter defined in the class and not those defines in the other places.

Nov 24, 2019 · Self is an alias for the type that the impl block is for. The rules of ownership and borrowing apply to self as they apply to any other parameter (see e.g. this answer). Examples …

See Why do I get 'takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)' when trying to call a method? for the opposite problem.

Why is cls sometimes used instead of self as an argument in Python classes? For example: class Person: def __init__(self, firstname, lastname): self.firstname = firstname self.

Mar 8, 2021 · This is also relevant for special methods, for example __enter__ traditionally returns self, so it would be nice to have a way to specify this without needing to even mention it in …

Mar 16, 2010 · A self join is a join of a table with itself. A common use case is when the table stores entities (records) which have a hierarchical relationship between them.