Phython Tutorial

[Svetlana]

There's no enough explanation to the variables used in the tutorials.  For example, what is "self"?  Is it an object or just a parameter?

class Person:
  def __init__(self, name, age):
    self.name = name
    self.age = age

p1 = Person("John", 36)

print(p1.name)
print(p1.age)

[Ingolme]

It is explained on this page: https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_classes.asp

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Note: The self parameter is a reference to the current instance of the class, and is used to access variables that belong to the class.

Following the note is an entire section talking about the self parameter.