question on creating class

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:27:57 -0800, wcc wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> How do I create a class using a variable as the class name?

Try a "class factory".

def create_class(classname):
    class Klass(object):
        def __init__(self):
            print "Creating object of %s..." % self.__class__.__name__
        def method(self):
            print "This is a method."
    k = Klass
    k.__name__ = classname
    return k


>>> K = create_class("TestClass")
>>> obj = K()
Creating object of TestClass...



-- 
Steven.