> > I suspect that the "inspection" module has your answer, but that it'll be > bulkier, and much slower than just doing what you're doing already. > Hmm. Yeah, it does appear to be bulky. I don't think it's really any more use than what I'm doing already.
Why not use the default arguments gimmick? Since this cached item is to > have a module lifetime, it'd be desirable to create it when the method is > being defined, which is exactly what default arguments do. > I've a few different ways of emulating static function variables from C/Java and the function/method attribute one is easily the one that appeals most to my sensibilities. I find the default arguments gimmick to be a gimmick. It's co-opting a piece of functionality for something it doesn't seem like it was originally intended for and as a consequence is less readable (to my eyes). The only problem with the function/method way is that it gets rather verbose when you are dealing with a user-defined method and have to give the class name and method name and it's also a bit of a pain for moving code around when refactoring. You ever wish there was more to python scoping than just locals(), globals() and __builtins__? Like a method's class's scope too? That's where I am at with this. -- "Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!"
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