What does self mean in Python?

Question

Could someone tell me what does self mean in Python?

Answer 1

The “self” parameter when used inside the class, refers to the current instance of the class, and thereby helps in accessing variables that belongs to the same class. The important thing to remember is that you don’t need to write “self” if you like you could write anything in the place of “self”, but the one thing you should keep in mind is that it has to be the first parameter, of any function in the class.

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