py_genetic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is this possible or is there a better way. I need to create a new > class during runtime to be used inside a function. The class > definition and body are dependant on unknows vars at time of exec, > thus my reasoning here. > > class PosRecords(tables.IsDescription): > > > class A(object): > self.__init__(self, args):
This makes 0 sense; maybe you should learn elementary Python syntax well _before_ trying advanced stuff, no? > ........ > def mkClass(self, args): > eval( "class B(object): ...") #definition on B is dependant > on dynamic values in string > ......do stuff with class Just use a class statement, and setattr on the resulting class object to set stuff dynamically on it. eval won't do what you want (it takes expressions, not statements), and exec is an even worse way to go about it. E.g.: class A(object): def mkClass(self, name, *k): class bah(object): pass bah.__name__ = name for n in k: setattr(bah, n, k[n]) return bah Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list