I would say for Python at least, the self parameter can be thought of as a placeholder.Take a look at this:
class Person: def __init__(self, name, age): self.name = name self.age = agep1 = Person("John", 36)print(p1.name)print(p1.age)Self in this case and a lot of others was used as a method to say store the name value. However, after that, we use the p1 to assign it to the class we're using. Then when we print it we use the same p1 keyword.
Hope this helps for Python!