"johnf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > .... If the user types in a partial of the key then the dialog > appears and the user picks from the list. The details of the dialog > are > dynamic for each call (based on some meta data) of the showModal().
This might be a valid case for defining the class in the function since it could be that the number of fields, the labels etc change depending on the input values. That is exactly the kind of place where a local class makes sense. > I am very interested in this possible difference between importing > the class > vs using the inline class. Any thoughts as what the difference is > will help > me understand Python a little better. There is no great secret, its just that by putting the class definition into the function you have to execute the definition each time you execute the function. If you put the class in a module and import it then the class definition is executed at import time and thats it. But if you need to change the definition each time you instantiate the dialog you will have a very complex init method so you might find it easier to redefine the class each time instead. -- Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
