Re: [Tutor] The use of leading underscore in names

2009-05-12 Thread The Green Tea Leaf
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Re: [Tutor] The use of leading underscore in names

2009-05-12 Thread Kent Johnson
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:24 AM, The Green Tea Leaf wrote: > The Python style guide says > > "Use one leading underscore only for non-public methods and instance > variables." > > Have I understood correctly if I say that this is purely a convention > and there is nothing in the language that say

[Tutor] The use of leading underscore in names

2009-05-12 Thread The Green Tea Leaf
The Python style guide says "Use one leading underscore only for non-public methods and instance variables." Have I understood correctly if I say that this is purely a convention and there is nothing in the language that says that it should be this way and that nothing special happens (except tha