[Python-Dev] Class Methods

[Thomas Heller]

> > > What I want to avoid is
> > >
> > >   class X(...):
> > >       ....
> > >   initialize(X)
> >
> > Yes! We use this monstrosity a lot in Zope.
> You know Guido's MetaClass article?
>
> I read it (did not understand it completely) and
> I think, automatic initialization at the end of
> class construction would be feasible.
>

Of course it's possible. The problem is that normally
metaclasses are implemented in C (it seems a python
implementation is way to slow for most uses). On the
other hand this is a lot of work, you have to completely
duplicate the whole class/instance/method behaviour
from standard python.

Thomas