ya know, I've searched for these "new classes" at least five times. I've heard all the wonderful things about how they make your life into a piece of chocolate with rainbows sprinkled in it. Never once have I found a site that explains what syntax to use to make these new classes.
Anyone have a URL? Scott David Daniels wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm getting rather inconsistent behavior with staticmethod. > Not really. > > >>>> class A: > > def orig(): > > print "hi" > > st = staticmethod(orig) > > st2 = st > > wrapped = [ orig ] > > wrapped2 = [ st ] > ... > >>>> A.wrapped[0]() # ODD - wrapping orig() in a list makes orig() work? > > hi > >>>> A.wrapped2[0]() # ODD - copying st works -- A.st2() -- but copying > it to a list fails? > ... > > When you put orig in wrapped, it is _before_ the class is built, > so you are placing a simple function of no args in a list. > > When you put st in wrapped2, it is also _before_ the class is built, > so you are placing staticmethod(a simple function of no args) in a list. > > You really should be using new-style classes, some things just > work wrong in "classic classes" (this is not one of those things, > however). > > When the class gets built, the staticmethod wrapper is used to determine > how to build A. The class construction gets handed the "namespace" > that was defined in the class suite, and it fumbles over the defined > names determining what conversions to apply (and looking for things > like "__metaclass__" and "__slots__"). For more on all of this read > the language reference, esp. the "Data Model" section, and probably that > on the difference between old-style and new-style classes. > > > > --Scott David Daniels > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
