On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Prasad, Ramit <ramit.pra...@jpmorgan.com> wrote: >> You should avoid using the global statement. >> >> In your case, I would think you could just add an argument to the method: >> >> class MyObj(object): >> def __init__(self, arg): >> self.arg = arg >> def my_func(self, new_arg): >> self.arg = new_arg >> >> to call it: >> >> arg = 1 >> >> m = MyObj(arg) >> print m.arg >> new_arg = 2 >> m.my_func(new_arg) >> print m.arg > > Just as a note, this would not really work if the variable needs to be > changed and read from several places when the value is an immutable > type such as numbers / strings. In that case, then you could use > the same logic but instead place the value in a list and pass that > and always check/update the first element of the list. >
That's a terrible idea. That's basically replicating the behavior of a global while hiding that fact which makes the code even less readable. > > Ramit > > > Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology > 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 > work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 > > -- > > This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and > conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of > securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, > confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, > available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
