Stef Mientki wrote: > Not sure I wrote the subject line correct, > but the examples might explain if not clear > > > *** first attempt *** > class pin: > def __init__ (self): > self.Name = 'Unknown Pin' > > aap = pin() # create an instance > aap.Name = 'aap' # set it's name > print aap.Name # print it's name > > # but why should I set it's name ?? > print 'aap' # I can just as well print a constant string !! > # (ok there will be an extra check) > If you are trying to determine the name of your object, then you do not know what 'name' and 'object' means in Python. In this case, I recommend you this:
http://effbot.org/zone/python-objects.htm In particular, pay attention to that objects can have zero or more names. This is how you can create three unnamed objects: L = [pin(),pin(),pin(),] This is how you can bind three names to the same object: p1 = p2 = p3 = pin() Maybe I did not understand you question. Laszlo -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
