Inheriting Classes Across Files

[John Roth]

"Tina" <bad_addy at no_domain.com> wrote in message
news:knK8c.1076$lt2.68 at newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> I tried that as I understand it. I'm sure I'm making a silly error in all
> this. Here is a simple example of what I'm trying:
>
>   --- (File super_class.py) ---
>
> class base_class:
>
>   def sample():
>     return "Returned!"
>
>   --- (File sub_class.py) ---
>
> import super_class
>
> class derived_class(base_class):
>
>   def sample2():
>     return "Returned Twice!"
>
>  --- (End) ---
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/home/tina/python/test/sub_class.py", line 3, in -toplevel-
>     class derived_class(base_class):
> NameError: name 'base_class' is not defined

That needs to be

class derived_class(super_class.base_class):
    pass

or else:

import base_class from super_class

HTH

John Roth

>
>
> John Roth wrote:
>
> >
> > "Tina" <bad_addy at no_domain.com> wrote in message
> > news:E6K8c.748$Dv2.185 at newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> >> In my program I need derived classes to inherit from the super class.
> >>
> >> I can do this but I'd like to split the super class into it's own file.
> >>
> >> How do you do this? When I split the code I start getting errors.
> >
> > The module with the superclass has to be imported before
> > the subclass is defined.
> >
> > Be very careful you don't get into an import loop.
> > That way lies madness.
> >
> > John Roth
> >>
>