Oct 18, 2016 · Are you supposed to use self when referencing a member function in Python (within the same module)? More generally, I was wondering when it is required to use self, not just for methods …

Jul 8, 2017 · In this case, there are some benefits to allowing this: 1) Methods are just functions that happen defined in a class, and need to be callable either as bound methods with implicit self passing …

By making the self reference explicit, you're free to refer to any object by that self reference. Also, such a way of playing with classes at runtime is harder to do in the more static languages - not that's it's …

For a language-agnostic consideration of the design decision, see What is the advantage of having this/self pointer mandatory explicit?. To close debugging questions where OP omitted a self …

See Why do I get 'takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)' when trying to call a method? for the opposite problem.

Jun 29, 2023 · In my case, I needed to handle SSL/TLS client authentication with self-signed certificate. In this case, I needed "client pem file" with server certificate and client private key, and "self-signed …

Aug 2, 2019 · The reason was an SSL certificate problem: 'self-signed certificate in certificate chain.'" Protected question. To answer this question, you need to have at least 10 reputation on this site (not …

Jun 25, 2017 · 17 What is self? In Python, every normal method is forced to accept a parameter commonly named self. This is an instance of class - an object. This is how Python methods interact …

The W3C's WebAppSec Working Group is starting to look at the issue. See, for example, Proposal: Marking HTTP As Non-Secure. How to create a self-signed certificate with OpenSSL The commands …

Dec 31, 2009 · The "self" is the conventional placeholder of the current object instance of a class. Its used when you want to refer to the object's property or field or method inside a class as if you're …