3 Suggestions to Make Python Easier For Children

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Brian Blais <bblais at gmail.com>:

> class Struct(dict):
>
>     def __getattr__(self,name):
>
>         try:
>             val=self[name]
>         except KeyError:
>             val=super(Struct,self).__getattribute__(name)
>
>         return val
>
>     def __setattr__(self,name,val):
>
>         self[name]=val

Cool. I wonder if that should be built into dict.

Why can't I have:

   >>> d = {}
   >>> d.x = 3
   >>> d
   {'x': 3}


Marko