On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:01:40 -0800, buffi wrote:
>> def doStuff(some, arguments, may, *be, **required):
>> try:
>> doStuff.timesUsed += 1
>> except AttributeError:
>> doStuff.timesUsed = 1
>> # ... special case for first call ...
>> # ...common code...
>
> True, the recursivity is not needed there I guess :)
>
> It just feels so ugly to use try/except to enable the variable but I've
> found it useful at least once.
That's a matter of taste. Try replacing the try...except block with
hasattr:
def doStuff():
if hasattr(doStuff, timesUsed):
doStuff.timesUsed += 1
else:
doStuff.timesUsed = 1
do_common_code
Here is another alternative, using the fact that Python creates default
values for arguments once when the function is compiled, not each time it
is run:
def doStuff(some, *arguments,
# don't mess with the following private argument
__private={'timesUsed': 0, 'otherData': 'Norwegian Blue'}):
""" Do stuff with some arguments. Don't pass the __private
argument to the function unless you know what you are doing,
it is for private use only.
"""
__private['timesUsed'] += 1
do_common_code
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