alias for data member of class instance?

[Larry Bates]

Sean McIlroy wrote:
Sean McIlroy wrote:
> hi all
> 
> is there a way to do this ...
> 
> class clown:
> 	def __init__(self):
> 		self.x = 0
> 		self.y = ALIAS(self.x) ## FEASIBLE ?
> 
> ... so that you get results like this ...
> 
> krusty = clown()
> krusty.x
>>> 0
> krusty.y
>>> 0
> krusty.x = 1
> krusty.x
>>> 1
> krusty.y
>>> 1
> 
> ... ? thanks.
> 
> peace
> stm
> 

> hi all
> 
> is there a way to do this ...
> 
> class clown:
> 	def __init__(self):
> 		self.x = 0
> 		self.y = ALIAS(self.x) ## FEASIBLE ?
> 
> ... so that you get results like this ...
> 
> krusty = clown()
> krusty.x
>>> 0
> krusty.y
>>> 0
> krusty.x = 1
> krusty.x
>>> 1
> krusty.y
>>> 1
> 
> ... ? thanks.
> 
> peace
> stm
> 
Not sure why you want it, but here is one solution:

class clown:
    def __init__(self):
        self.x=0
    def __getattr__(self, key):
        if key == 'y': return self.x
        return self.__dict__[key]

-Larry