Automatic Generation of Python Class Files

[Diez B. Roggisch]

> You wrote: " can't think of a single reason why you would ever want to
> do this,
> since your "list of method and property names" would be just as
> verbose as just typing the actual python code."
> 
> I don't think I understand how this would be the same amount of
> typing. Consider the following example that would generate a Monster
> class file from an input text file (I only did one property and method
> in generated class file.):
> 
> Contents of input text file:
> 
> [Name]
> Fire Breathing Dragon
> 
> [Properties]
> Strength
> Scariness
> Endurance
> 
> [Methods]
> eatMaiden argMaiden
> fightKnight argKnight

Others have already given you reasons why that is a bad idea. Another 
one is this: how do you deal with changes to your generated classfile? 
It's complicated to ensure that you don't override modified code with 
generated.

Diez