On 25/07/15 22:08, boB Stepp wrote:
4) name_ is used when one is "forced" to use one of Python's reserved
words as a name.
Various others have commented on the use cases for this. I'd just add
that my solution to using a name that's already used by the language (or
even already used by my pr
On 25Jul2015 16:08, boB Stepp wrote:
After having a long discussion with my wife on her user requirements,
I am convinced that an OO approach is required. Which is just as well
as that has been one of my next areas of learning to do. I am
currently reading "Python 3 Object Oriented Programming
boB Stepp writes:
> From my understandings to date:
>
> 1) A single underscore is used conventionally for a "throw-away"
> variable, such as a loop index for which the index value is not
> actually used in a subsequent calculation.
That accurately describes common usage. But it's important to al
On 25/07/2015 22:08, boB Stepp wrote:
After having a long discussion with my wife on her user requirements,
I am convinced that an OO approach is required. Which is just as well
as that has been one of my next areas of learning to do. I am
currently reading "Python 3 Object Oriented Programming
On Saturday, July 25, 2015, boB Stepp > wrote:
>
> 5) __name__ is meant to be used only by the creators of Python for
> their special built-in methods, such as __init__, __new__, etc.
Everything up to this point was pretty accurate. You're only half
right with this one, though; __dunder__ names a
In a message of Sat, 25 Jul 2015 16:08:03 -0500, boB Stepp writes:
>After having a long discussion with my wife on her user requirements,
>I am convinced that an OO approach is required. Which is just as well
>as that has been one of my next areas of learning to do. I am
>currently reading "Pytho
After having a long discussion with my wife on her user requirements,
I am convinced that an OO approach is required. Which is just as well
as that has been one of my next areas of learning to do. I am
currently reading "Python 3 Object Oriented Programming" by Dusty
Phillips, which so far seems
