Yes, at the beginning of my journey with Python I also thought that it is only convention but visibility is also affected.
You can compare output of code using both versions:
When using self.__size (trinket) output is: I'm a bigfish I'm a bigfish I'm a tinyfish
And running same code but using self.size (trinket) will give you output: I'm a bigfish I'm a smallfish I'm a tinyfish
So, although code is technically correct, some explanation would be nice. :)
One question:
Is
self.__size = "big"private just because__beforesize? Would this work differently if we call this variable assize?It is just a convention. It is understood that if we use __ in the beginning of a property name, it should be not be accessed from outside.
Yes, at the beginning of my journey with Python I also thought that it is only convention but visibility is also affected.
You can compare output of code using both versions:
When using
self.__size(trinket) output is:I'm a bigfishI'm a bigfishI'm a tinyfishAnd running same code but using
self.size(trinket) will give you output:I'm a bigfishI'm a smallfishI'm a tinyfishSo, although code is technically correct, some explanation would be nice. :)
Wow, I'm surprised you're the first person I've encountered who's talked about this. I just ran this code and it feels like a very important detail 😯