[Python-Dev] Object customization (was: Arbitrary attributes on funcs and methods)

[Moshe Zadka]

On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Vladimir Marangozov wrote:

> >>> def this():
> ...     sucks = "no"
> ...
> >>> this.sucks = "yes"
> >>>
> >>> print this.sucks
> 'yes'
> 
> Why on earth 'sucks' is not the object defined in the function's namespace?
> Who made that deliberate decision? Clearly 'this' defines a new namespace,
> so it'll be also legitimate to get a NameError, or to:
> 
> >>> print this.sucks
> 'no'
> 
> Don't you think?

No.

>>> def this(turing_machine):
...	if stops(turing_machine):
...		confusing = "yes"
...	else:
...		confusing = "no"
...
>>> print this.confusing
<Python kills itself out of mercy>

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