[Python-Dev] Classes with ordered namespaces

[Ethan Furman]

On 06/27/2013 08:18 AM, Eric Snow wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 2:48 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think the main concern I would have is whether other implementations
>> are happy they can provide a suitable ordered dictionary for class
>> namespace execution.
>>
>> It's also worth considering what would have to happen for dynamically
>> created types where the namespace passed in *wasn't* ordered.
>
> Good points.  In either case there is no definition order available.
> I'm okay with that.  Would it be better to represent that as None (and
> the attribute is always defined) or by having the attribute undefined?
>   I'd rather always have the attribute, but I expect the significantly
> simpler solution is to leave the attribute undefined when definition
> order is not available.  So I'd go with the latter.

So in Python space the options are either:

    if some_class.__definition_order__ is not None:

or

    if getattr(some_class, '__definition_order__', None) is not None:

?

Seems like always defined would be easier.

--
~Ethan~