Python 'self' keyword

Question

I am new to Python (usually work on C#), started using it over the last couple of days.

Within a class, do you need to prefix any call to that classes data members a

Answer 1

There is no less verbose way. Always use self.x to access the instance attribute x. Note that unlike this in C++, self is not a keyword, though. You could give the first parameter of your method any name you want, but you are strongly advised to stick to the convention of calling it self.