using metaclass __call__ to replace class instance

[Ksenia Marasanova]

2005/9/9, Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de>:
> Ksenia Marasanova wrote:
> 
> > class BasemethodMeta(type):
> >     def__new__(cls,class_name,bases,new_attrs):
> >         cls=type.__new__(cls,class_name,bases,new_attrs)
> >         new_attrs['__metaclass__'].cls=cls
> >         returncls
> >
> >     def__call__(self):
> >         returnself.cls.get_foo()
> 
> Though I'm not sure what you are trying to do, I fear it will get more
> complicated than necessary. But you do get the desired output if
> you change your metaclass to
> 
> class BasemethodMeta(type):
>     def __call__(cls):
>         # the instance of the metaclass already is a class
>         # so you can drop the double indirection
>         return cls.get_foo()
> 
> Peter
> 


Man.. that's easy. Thanks a lot, Peter.

-- 
Ksenia