Method default argument whose type is the class not yet defined
Steve Howell
showell30 at yahoo.com
Sun Nov 11 19:32:46 EST 2012
On Nov 10, 11:33 am, Jennie <nameDOTpor... at gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the best solution to solve the following problem in Python 3.3?
>
> import math
> >>> class Point:
> ... def __init__(self, x=0, y=0):
> ... self.x = x
> ... self.y = y
> ... def __sub__(self, other):
> ... return Point(self.x - other.x, self.y - other.y)
> ... def distance(self, point=Point()):
> ... """Return the distance from `point`."""
> ... return math.sqrt((self - point).x ** 2 + (self - point).y ** 2)
Before you do anything else, introduce a Vector class into your app.
The difference between two Points is not a Point; it's a Vector.
Create a magnitude() method in your Vector class, then make your
Point.distance return the results of Vector.magnitude(self - other).
To define the distance of a point from the origin, don't make your
distance() method have default arguments; instead, define another
method called distance_from_origin().
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