Top "Double-underscore" questions

Use this tag for questions related to a Double Underscore, i.e. `__`.

Why do some functions have underscores "__" before and after the function name?

This "underscoring" seems to occur a lot, and I was wondering if this was a requirement in the Python language, …

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Private Variables and Methods in Python

Possible Duplicate: The meaning of a single- and a double-underscore before an object name in Python Which should I use _…

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What does double underscore ( __const) mean in C?

extern int ether_hostton (__const char *__hostname, struct ether_addr *__addr) __THROW; I found the above function definition in /usr/…

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Why some attribute names start with double underscore in JavaScript?

I see some attributes of some objects in JavaScript start with double underscore. For example, something like __defineGetter__ or __defineSetter__ …

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Underscore in php function

What does it mean when a PHP function name begins with an underscore? for example: __construct() I know what the …

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