Consideration of the design choice, see Precisely what is the advantage of obtaining this/self pointer obligatory specific?. You could potentially conceive of an alternative exactly where self is usually implicitly there, as Guido's blogpost responds to: This can be only used to disambiguate the area variable with the occasion variable. https://angeloogvkl.blogoscience.com/43874031/the-ultimate-guide-to-accessory-boxes