Jordan R McCoy wrote: > For example, the Twisted framework uses this technique to allow global > access to the installed reactor via import syntax, which works well > within the framework. It did, however, throw me a bit when I first > encountered it, and drove me to pour over the source to find out what > was happening.
It sounds to me like this was a case of poor code commenting in Twisted (Iv'e not looked at it myself). It seems to me this is a useful trick, but like any unusual or clever bit of coding it's use should be carefully commented to make sure it's clear to anyone coming across it. Simon Hibbs -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list