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[Python-Dev] Meta-reflections

Gordon McMillan gmcm@hypernet.com
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:27:58 -0500 
On 20 Feb 2002 at 8:30, Kevin Jacobs wrote:

> Attributes currently have a flat namespace, 

Instance attributes do, but that's a tautology.

> and the
> construct that I feel is most natural would maintain
> that characteristic.  e.g.:
> 
> class Base:
>   def __init__(self):
>     self.foo = 1
> 
> class Derived(Base):
>   def __init__(self):
>     Base.__init__(self)
>     self.foo = 2          # this is the same foo as in
>     Base

But these aren't:

 class Base
  foo = 1

 class Derived(Base):
  foo = 2

-- Gordon
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