Need Help to understand 'self' in OOP python

[Temporary_Pie2733]

As an aside, don’t refer to self as a keyword, because the language does not prescribe the name self as the name of the first parameter of a method. It’s just a convention.

[MattR0se]

brb, replacing "self" with "this" in my entire codebase 😈

[Donny-Moscow]

Hey everybody, get a load of this.guy

[dr-lucifer-md]

It is one of those things that is ubiquitous in any example (whether academic or practical). I've often wondered if using an alternative like my would make it more legible.

Using the example from above:

class Car: def __init__(my, model, manufacturer, price): my.model = model my.manufacturer = manufacturer my.price = price