Re: [Python-Dev] metaclasses, classes, instances, and proper nomenclature

2013-09-08 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 8 Sep 2013 18:38, "Ethan Furman" wrote: > > I've run across two different ways to think about this: > > 1) the type of the first argument > > 2) where the method/attribute lives > > Since attributes don't take a first argument they default to 2: an instance attribute lives in the instance,

[Python-Dev] metaclasses, classes, instances, and proper nomenclature

2013-09-08 Thread Ethan Furman
I've run across two different ways to think about this: 1) the type of the first argument 2) where the method/attribute lives Since attributes don't take a first argument they default to 2: an instance attribute lives in the instance, a class attribute lives in the class, and a metaclass