On Mon, 15 May 2006 18:26:01 GMT,
John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So my first question is this: should I make a Cryptogram class for
> this, or are functions fine? ...
Perhaps I'm "old school," but I don't bother with classes unless I'm
going to end up with multiple instances (or I'm pushed into a corner by,
e.g., a GUI framework).
> ... If the latter, then back to my original point: can I do something
> like this:
> def convert_quote(quote):
> return make_code(quote)
Of course you can. Or, since this is python, you can also do this:
convert_quote = make_quote
> Or does it not make sense to have a function just call another
> function?
If there's a good design-level reason (like keeping certain objects or
classes unaware of others, or leaving room for something you know you
will add later), then there's nothing wrong with a function consisting
solely of another function call. If you end up with a lot of those tiny
functions, though, and they persist through multiple development cycles,
then you may be making a systematic mistake in your design.
Regards,
Dan
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