instance name

[max(01)*]

Irmen de Jong wrote:
> max(01)* wrote:
> 
>>hi.
>>
>>is there a way to define a class method which prints the instance name?
>>
>>e.g.:
>>
>>
>>>>>class class_1:
>>
>>...   def myName(self):
>>...     ????what should i do here????
>>...
>>
>>>>>instance_1 = class_1()
>>>>>instance_1.myName()
>>
>>'instance_1'
>>
>>bye
>>
>>macs
> 
> 
> What should the following do, you think?
> 
> 
>>>>a=class_1()
>>>>b=a
>>>>b is a
> 
> True
> 
>>>>b.myName()
> 
> ????print what????
> 
> There is no such thing as "the" instance name.
> (a and b both point to the same instance, in my example)
> 
> Also: why do you want this? It smells like you're
> actually looking for the use of a dict to do your job.

right. it seems i need to dive deeper in the language "spirit".

thanks a lot

bye

macs