Nick Maclaren wrote:
> I am defining a class, and I need to refer to that class when
> setting up its static data - don't ask - like this:
>
> Class weeble :
> wumpus = brinjal(weeble)
Duncan Booth wrote:
> Alternatively you can play tricks with metaclasses for a similar effect.
Nick Maclaren wrote:
> Well, I am already doing that, and regretting the fact that Python
> doesn't seem to allow a class instantiation to return a new class :-)
How are you doing it currently? Here's a sort of minimalist option:
>>> class weeble(object):
... def __metaclass__(name, bases, bodydict):
... cls = type(name, bases, bodydict)
... cls.wumpus = 'brinjal', cls
... return cls
...
>>> weeble.wumpus
('brinjal', <class '__main__.weeble'>)
Of course, it still takes four lines and a metaclass...
STeVe
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