[Python-Dev] PEP 8 and optional underscores

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Fri Jun 13 18:40:16 CEST 2008

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> Nick> def getName(self):
> Nick> assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
> Nick> return self.__name

Why is __name private to begin with? Any reason for the getters and setters? Why isn't this just an attribute?
Raymond

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