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The meaning of this (lemmy.world)

submitted 17 hours ago by bestelbus22@lemmy.world to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 31 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

In Python, self is not a keyword, it’s a conventional variable name. You can replace all instances of “self” with “this” and your code will work the same.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Lua might have been a better choice, since self is special in lua.

[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 hours ago

Python is just distancing itself from JS.