Simple question concerning python dot notation.

[miner_tom]

Hi, I do understand a fair amount about object oriented programming. But the following convention using dot notation eludes me.

Although the following code snippet is written using pygame I believe that that question that I have concerns python, specifically.

rect = surface1.get_rect()
rect = rect.move("some position here", "another position here" )

It is on the second line that I am confused. rect is declared on the first line. Then rect.move is used on the second line.

It would appear to me, and I am just guessing, that rect is declared as an object in the first line. That would mean, if correct, that "move" used in the second line would be a method declared in the "rect" class. Somewhere.

Am I close?

Thank You
Tom