Automatic Generation of Python Class Files
Sunburned Surveyor
sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com
Mon Oct 22 14:45:23 EDT 2007
On Oct 22, 11:43 am, Steven Bethard <steven.beth... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sunburned Surveyor wrote:
> > Contents of input text file:
>
> > [Name]
> > Fire Breathing Dragon
>
> > [Properties]
> > Strength
> > Scariness
> > Endurance
>
> > [Methods]
> > eatMaiden argMaiden
> > fightKnight argKnight
>
> > Generated Python Class File:
>
> > def class FireBreathingDragon:
>
> > def getStrength(self):
> > """
> > Docstring goes here.
>
> > @return
> > @rtype
> > """
> > return self.strength
>
> > def setStrength(self, argStrength):
> > """
> > Docstring goes here.
>
> > @param argStrength
> > @ptype
> > """
> > return self.strength
>
> > def eatMaiden(self, argMaiden):
> > """
> > Docstring goes here.
>
> > @param argMaiden
> > @ptype
> > """
>
> This should instead generate::
>
> # Inherit from object. There's no reason to create old-style classes.
> class FireBreathingDragon(object):
>
> # Python is not Java. You don't need getters and setters.
> # Use public attributes. If you ever decide later that you
> # need different attributes, you can always use property()
> # to make your getters and setters look like public attributes
> def __init__(self, stregth, scariness, endurance):
> self.strength = strength
> self.scariness = scariness
> self.endurance = endurance
>
> STeVe- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thank you for the advice Steve. I didn't know that I should inherit
from Object. I will change my existing Python code accordingly.
Scott Huey
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