Py2K wishes

Skip Montanaro skip at mojam.com
Tue Dec 28 09:02:59 EST 1999


    >> >class Proxy:
    >> >       def __init__ ( self, fallback ):
    >> >               __fallback__=fallback
    >> 
    >> >a = Proxy( someObject )
    >> 
    >> >This would imply the following:
    >> 
    >> >class SomeClass( someParentClass ): pass
    >> >assert SomeClass.__fallback__ == someParentClass
    >> >assert SomeClass().__fallback__ == SomeClass.__fallback__
    >> 
    >> I don't have a clue what this is doing.  Sorry.

    Paul> It's doing what Python has always done with instances and their
    Paul> classes and base classes. Only now it is doing it based on a more
    Paul> explicit, generalized, reusable mechanism.

Please explain for those of us with small brains.

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