Cause for using objects?

[John Machin]

John Heasly wrote:
> 
>> John Heasly wrote:
>>
>>> Given:
>>>     [{"mugshot": "nw_gradspeaker4_0608", "width": 67.0, "height": 
>>> 96.0}, \
>>>     {"mugshot": "nw_gradspeaker2_0608", "width": 67.0, "height": 
>>> 96.0}, \
>>>     {"freehand": "b1.developreport.0614", "width": 154.0, "height":
>>> 210.0}, \
>>>     {"graphic": "bz_cafeparadiso_0613", "width": 493.0, "height": 
>>> 341.0}]
>>>
>>> Return:
>>>     {"mugshot1": "nw_gradspeaker4_0608", "mugshot1.width": 67.0,
>>> "mugshot1.height": 96.0,\
>>>     "mugshot2": "nw_gradspeaker2_0608", "mugshot2.width": 67.0,
>>> "mugshot2.height": 96.0, \
>>>     "freehand1": "b1.developreport.0614", "freehand1.width": 154.0,
>>> "freehand1.width": 210.0, \
>>>     "graphic1": "bz_cafeparadiso_0613", "graphic1.width": 493.0,
>>> "graphic1.height": 341.0}
>>>
>>> I'm trying to teach myself some OOP. Does grinding the Given above into
>>> the Return seem like a good candidate?
>>
>>
>> If that's all you're doing, and you must use that output format, then
>> I'd say no. OOP is not a panacea.
>>
>> Now if you're going to *do* something with the return information, then
>> I would say yes. But in that case, don't use a single dict as a return,
>> use objects.
>> -- 
>> Michael Hoffman
> 
> 
> Michael,
> 
> Thanks. I'm thinking maybe list comprehension is a more appropriate 
> tool. And I need to keep the return a single dict 'cause that's what the 
> next step in the process expects.
> 
> John
> 

All that means is that the next step in the process also needs an 
attitude transplant :-)