Python Script

[Amimo Benja]

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 9:59:26 PM UTC+3, MRAB wrote:
> On 12/12/2013 18:05, Amimo Benja wrote:
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> > I have an issue with a Python script that I will show as follows:
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> > http://codepad.org/G8Z2ConI
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> > Assume that you have three (well defined) classes: AirBase and VmNet,
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> > . VmNet has got a method that is called recursively each time an HTTP
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> > response is received. The variable recordTuple needs to be built
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> > independently for each instance of VmNet that is created. However,
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> > the mentioned variable is being overwritten across every instance, so
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> > if you try to get it from vmnet_instance_y, you would get exactly the
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> > same than retrieving it from vmnet_instance_x.
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> >
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> > � What is the code issue? I need to use this script in a project and
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> > I don't know how to proceed.
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> >
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> > Actually, the script aims to follow the principle don't repeat
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> > yourself (DRY). As you may notice, VmNet and AirBase does not have
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> > def __init__(self), so self.recordTupleBase does not probably exist.
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> > Additionally, many other subclasses, similar to VmNet, can implement
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> > the recursive method using that recordTupleBase.
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> >
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> > * I will gladly appreciate any help thanks....
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> >
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> This line:
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>      recordTuple = AirBase.recordTupleBase
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> makes recordTuple refer to the same object as AirBase.recordTupleBase 
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> and AirBase.recordTupleBase is an attribute of the class AirBase itself.
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> You're re-using the same object. That's why it's being overwritten.

Thanks MRAB... I appreciate...