[Tutor] __getattr__(): Is this right?

[Allen Fowler]

> "Note that if the attribute is found through the normal mechanism, 
> __getattr__() is not called. (This is an intentional asymmetry between 
> __getattr__() and __setattr__().) This is done both for efficiency 
> reasons and because otherwise __setattr__() would have no way to 
> access other attributes of the instance."

There you go, you are right and I am not.  I guess because I don't 
actually set the attribute of self, I can intercept both the get and set.

"Learn one new thing every day".   Done.  :-)

Happy to help.... :)

You may be interested in:
__getattribute__
http://docs.python.org/ref/new-style-attribute-access.html

That will get ALL requests.
 Read the warnings, though.




       
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