Tomi Lindberg wrote: > With the following function definition, is it possible to > create an instance of class C outside the function f (and if > it is, how)? And yes, I think this is one of those times > when the real question is why :) > > >>> def f(): > class C(object): > def __init__(self): > self.a = 'a' > return C() > > >>> x = f() > >>> x.a > 'a'
y = type(x)() By the way you get an instance of a different class C every time you call f, so that isinstance(f(), type(f()) is False. Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list