[Python-Dev] Dinamically set __call__ method

[Roberto Martínez]

Yikes, I didn't realize the difference in inheritance.

The thing with this is tricky. I need the change in the instance, not in
the class, because I have multiple instances and all of them must have
different implementations of __call__.

The workaround of calling a different method inside __call__ is not valid
for my case because I want to change the *signature* of the function also
-for introspection reasons.

Thank you all.

Best regards,
Roberto

(Ethan, sorry for posting to python-dev, I thought that it was an
implementation detail of CPython 3.X)

On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

> This list is for the development _of_ Python, not development _with_
> Python.
>
> Try asking on Python List.
>
> (forwarding...)
>
>
> On 11/04/2014 08:52 AM, Roberto Martínez wrote:
>
>>
>> I am trying to replace dinamically the __call__ method of an object using
>> setattr.
>> Example:
>>
>> $ cat testcall.py
>> class A:
>>      def __init__(self):
>>          setattr(self, '__call__', self.newcall)
>>
>>      def __call__(self):
>>          print("OLD")
>>
>>      def newcall(self):
>>          print("NEW")
>>
>> a=A()
>> a()
>>
>> I expect to get "NEW" instead of "OLD", but in Python 3.4 I get "OLD".
>>
>> $ python2.7 testcall.py
>> NEW
>> $ python3.4 testcall.py
>> OLD
>>
>> I have a few questions:
>>
>> - Is this an expected behavior?
>> - Is possible to replace __call__ dinamically in Python 3? How?
>>
>
> In 2.7 that would be a classic class, about which I know little.
>
> In 3.x you have a new class, one which inherits from 'object'.  When you
> replace __call__ you need to replace it the class, not on the instance:
>
>   setattr(__self__.__class__, self.newcall)
>
> --
> ~Ethan~
>
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