abcd wrote: >I have a class such as... > >id = 0 >class Foo: > def __init__(self, data): > self.id = id > id += 1 > self.data = data > >And I am storing them in a Queue.Queue... > >import Queue >q = Queue.Queue() >q.put(Foo('blah')) >q.put(Foo('hello world')) >q.put(Foo('test')) > >how can I search "q" for an instance of Foo which has 'id' equal to say >2? Typically a queue only lets you put and get, not really search. > >Thanks. > > > You could iterate through q.queue. Something like:
for instance in q.queue: if instance.id == 2: print 'found it!" But, you mess around with the internals of a Queue instance at your own peril! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list