title: self-documenting Python code
body: <p>I have the following piece of Python:</p>
  
  <pre><code>class CollectorGUI(Gtk.Window):
      def __init__(self, prefill, flags, data_to_return):
          """prefill should be an instance of the Prefill class"""
          self.prefill = prefill
          self.flags = flags
          self.data_to_return = data_to_return
      ......
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My question is: (1) how to get rid of the documentation string? I want my code to be self-documenting; (2) how to get rid of these three lines:</p>
  
  <pre><code>self.prefill = prefill
  self.flags = flags
  self.data_to_return = data_to_return
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there an abbreviation?</p>