On 9/12/07, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 12, 2007, at 6:19 PM, johnf wrote: > > > Sorry my email ISP went down and couldn't respond earlier. Anyway > > I am trying > > to create a new attribute for the object. I was hoping not to use > > "exec" > > because I have heard it is a large performance hit. > > It is not a question of performance; it is a question of having side > effects that may not be obvious until you understand the inner > workings of Python. It's one of those "be sure you know what you're > doing" things.
It is analogous to malloc in the C world...Very useful but much potential for misuse. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/dabo-users/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
