Defining classes

[Duncan Booth]

nmm1 at cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

> 
> I am defining a class, and I need to refer to that class when
> setting up its static data - don't ask - like this:
> 
> Class weeble :
>     wumpus = brinjal(weeble)

You cannot refer to weeble until it has been created which isn't until 
after all of the statements in the class body have executed. The usual way 
to achieve what you want is to assign the static member from outside the 
class.

class weeble:
    pass

weeble.wumpus = brinjal(weeble)


Alternatively you can play tricks with metaclasses for a similar effect.