[issue28657] cmd.Cmd.get_help() implementation can't see do_*() methods added dynamically by setattr()

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> added the comment:

> That method would then perform an assignment with setattr() calls: setattr(self, "do_" + command, func).

Could this have been done with:  setattr(self.__class__, "do_" + command, func)?

I'm concerned that attaching functions to the instance is fighting the Python norms and the design of the module.  It seems like a can of worms.

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