Top "Self" questions

del self vs self.__del__() - and what is the proper way to cleanup in python?

I have a python script that contains a class. This class has a __del__ method for usual cleanup. If I …

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Python - Timeit within a class

I'm having some real trouble with timing a function from within an instance of a class. I'm not sure I'm …

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Why isn't self always needed in ruby / rails / activerecord?

In testing a getter/setter pair in a rails model, I've found a good example of behavior I've always thought …

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Using self in Django Model classes

While adding model class to models.py in Django, why don't we use self with the field variables which we …

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Notice: Use of undefined constant self - assumed 'self' , When put in property_exists as the first argument

I'm trying to use self instead of typing the class name inside propery_exists function as follows : private static function …

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Inheriting instance variables in Objective-c

In Objective-c 2.0 why do subclasses need to reference instance variables in parent classes using the self keyword? Consider this example: // …

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