Uwe Mayer wrote: > I need to access class variables of a class I'd like to make private: > > i.e. > class __Bar(object): > pass > > class __Foo(__Bar): > def __init__(self): > super(__Foo, self).__init__() > >>>> __Foo() > Name Error: global name '_Foo__Foo' is not defined > > Here I want to prevent the user of instanciating __Foo from outside of the > module. > > > i.e. > class __A: > a_list = [] > def __init__(self): > __A.a_list.append(self) > >>>> __A() > NameError: global name '_A__A' is not defined > > Here I want to keep a list of instanciated objects of class __A, so I can > update internal values if they are changed. > > > Any ideas?
Use single underscores. Even better: don't impose bogus restrictions on users of your module. I know, we're all dissenting children, but still... > > Thanks > Uwe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
