Function lookup using a directory.

[andy.pevy at nokia.com]

Hi Guys

	I am having trouble with the directory data type. What I want to
do is to set up a directory that I can use to parse a command entered by 
the user, and have a directory return the name of a class to handle the 
command.  Like this :-


command_table = {'0':    'Help0',
            '1':    'Help1',
            '2':    'Help2',
            '3':    'Help3' }

class Help0:
            
    def run(self,which):
        if len(which) == 1:
            print 'Help no args'
        else:
            print 'Help args' 

class Help1:

    def run(self,which):
        if len(which) == 1:
            print 'Help1 no args'
        else:
            print 'Help1 args'

class Help2: 

    def run(self,which):
        if len(which) == 1:
            print 'Help2 no args'
        else:
            print 'Help2 args'

class Help3: 

    def run(self,which):
        if len(which) == 1:
            print 'Help3 no args'
        else:
            print 'Help3 args'


if __name__ == '__main__':

    command = user_input()

    try:
        h = command_table[command[0]]
    except:
        print command[0]+' not found'

    h.run()	# Call the run method of the selected class.



So, a couple of questions please.....

Can I do this, I.E. have a class as a value in a dictionary
and if so, what would the correct declaration be.

Thanks.


Andy Pevy
A Very Beginner Pythoneer.

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