RE: Python - Getting Imports Working

If the word "instantiate" means "create an instance of," then I agree
that, technically, the phrase "instantiate an object" would not be
correct, since one creates an instance of a class rather than an object.
It is common, however, to speak of "instantiating an object," including
within technical books and official documentation.  This is because the
English language (or any natural language) is often used in a less precise
way to communicate in a manner that is efficient in the context without
loss of meaning.

Jamal

On
Fri, 28 Dec 2007, Sina Bahram wrote:

> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:34:17 -0500
> From: Sina Bahram <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Python - Getting Imports Working
>
> A class can be instantiated, but an object is an istanciation ... to get
> technical about it. An object can not be istanciated. More simply put, an
> instance can not be made of an object, since it is an instance of a class.
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 7:31 AM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Python - Getting Imports Working
>
> Regarding the wording issue, an object is an instance of a class.  I think
> it is acceptable to say either instantiate a class or instantiate an object,
> since the former is referring to what is being instantiated and the latter
> is referring to what has become instantiated.  The latter is more common
> because one can then naturally refer to "the object" in subsequent sentences
> (the object rather than class is then the primary concern).
>
> Jamal
>
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