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Method syntax

Method syntax. Michael Ernst CSE 190p University of Washington. Digression: two meanings of period (.). Namespace management : math.sin ( math.pi ) Purpose: avoid polluting the global environment (the oldest “stack frame”) with too many names Example: abs is in the global namespace

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Method syntax

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  1. Method syntax Michael Ernst CSE 190p University of Washington

  2. Digression: two meanings of period (.) • Namespace management: math.sin(math.pi) • Purpose: avoid polluting the global environment (the oldest “stack frame”) with too many names • Example: • abs is in the global namespace • When writing a program about bodybuilding, you might use abs (for abdominals) • Suddenly, all code that depends on the built-in abs fails! • Anther examples: draw() function for pictures, for cowboys, and for curtains • Solution: A different namespace or module • “Method syntax” for a function call: mylist.append(new_elt) • append() takes two arguments • First argument may appear before a period • These are distinct meanings of a single token, “.”

  3. Method call syntax • Ordinary function call: fn(arg1, arg2, arg3) • Any Python function can be invoked this way • “Method syntax”: arg1.fn(arg2, arg3) • First argument may appear before a period • Some Python functions can be invoked this way • Only works for functions defined in a type’s namespace • Such a function is called a “method” nums = [1, 2, 3] nums.append(4) list.append(nums, 5) # append is defined in the list namespace append(nums, 6) # NameError: name 'append' is not defined len(nums) nums.len() # AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'len‘

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