> Explicit "self" is stupid and most people hate it. Javascript and Ruby are comparable languages, and neither of them need this while still having the exact sa

> Explicit "self" is stupid and most people hate it. Javascript and Ruby are comparable languages, and neither of them need this while still having the exact same flexibility as python. I love explicit "self", are unfamiliar with these "most people" you refer to, and Javascript makes my eyes bleed. The "most people" community I'm familiar with runs from javascript like a burning building, with an honorary mention to its exquisitely horrendous behavior w.r.t. "this".