> class SuperDict(dict): > count = 0 > def __init__(self, *args, **kw): > self.__class__.count = self.__class__.count+1 > ... > super(C,self).__init__( *args, **kw)
>...so, is count like a static attribute in Java Yes, it is a class variable - something that tells you about the whole class rather than about a single instance of the class. In this case it keeps tabs on how many instances have been created. [ And if the __del__ decrements the count it tells you how many are currently active.] > I don't really understand how you access class attributes. > Would it just be SuperDict.count = 10? Thats how i would do it, I'm not sure why the OP has used the self.__class__ magic stuff... To me using the class name explicitly is much clearer and simpler. But there may be some sophisticated pythonic magic at work that I'm missing... Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
