difference between variables inside and outside of __init__()

Question

Is there any difference at all between these classes besides the name?

class WithClass ():
    def __init__(self):
        self.value = \"Bob\"
    def my_fu         


        

Answer 1

Variable set outside __init__ belong to the class. They're shared by all instances.

Variables created inside __init__ (and all other method functions) and prefaced with self. belong to the object instance.